- Elevation, modelled
- 222 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Spencer Mountain375 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Uwharrie Scenic Road11.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3055, -80.7292
The Self-Made Man is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 222 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is East Main Quad, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 11 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Self-Made Man. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Mountain | W 269° | 375 m | 21.8 mi |
| Reese Mountain | WNW 291° | 325 m | 23.2 mi |
| Berry Mountain | WSW 255° | 281 m | 20.6 mi |
| Capps Hill | W 265° | 244 m | 7.9 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 165° | 228 m | 17.1 mi |
| Polk Mountain | SE 128° | 205 m | 23.8 mi |
- 11.1 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 21.2 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- East Main Quad: 0.0 mi
- Arts Quad: 0.1 mi
- West Main Quad: 0.3 mi
- University Meadows Park: 1.0 mi
- Kirk Farm Fields: 1.1 mi
- Wings of Pride: 0.3 mi
- Quarterback: 0.8 mi
- Orbis: 0.8 mi
- Ascension: 4.7 mi
- Bull Statue: 5.3 mi
- Hodges Family Farm: 2.6 mi
- Reedy Creek Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- zMAX Dragway: 4.5 mi
- Historic Rosedale: 5.5 mi
- Pharr Millhouse Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Bonnie Cone Memorial: 0.1 mi
- McLaughlin: 1.0 mi
- Robinson Rock House Ruin: 3.3 mi
- HRHS Spirit Rock: 5.2 mi
- Furr Elementary School Spirit Rock: 5.5 mi
- Hendick Motorsports Museum and Team Shop: 3.6 mi
- Morrison Motor Car Museum: 4.8 mi
- Charlotte Museum of History: 5.4 mi
- Rosedale House: 5.6 mi
- Levine Museum of the New South: 8.2 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 6.4 mi
- Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Van Landingham Glen: 0.1 mi
- Susie Harwood Garden: 0.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 4.2 mi
- Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- 4 square garden: 5.5 mi
- Capps Hill: 7.9 mi
- Red Hill: 17.1 mi
- Berry Mountain: 20.6 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 21.8 mi
- Reese Mountain: 23.2 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 14.7 mi
- SHOAL: 18.6 mi
- South Point Beach: 19.0 mi
- SHOAL: 19.1 mi
- Sailing Beach: 22.6 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.6 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 18.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord, 12 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Charlotte/University City · 1 mi
- Harrisburg · 4 mi
- Charlotte/NoDa · 6 mi
- Charlotte/North Charlotte · 6 mi
- Charlotte/East Charlotte · 7 mi
- Charlotte/Plaza-Midwood · 7 mi
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