- Elevation, modelled
- 228 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Crowders Mountain458 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Uwharrie Scenic Road21.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2048, -80.8647
The Sting is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 228 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Exclamation Point, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 21 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Sting. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowders Mountain | W 275° | 458 m | 23.3 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 294° | 375 m | 15.5 mi |
| Henry Knob | WSW 258° | 344 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 270° | 328 m | 17.3 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NW 318° | 325 m | 20.8 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | SW 236° | 299 m | 16.2 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 277° | 281 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gamble Hill | W 278° | 263 m | 23.6 mi |
- 21.2 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 23.7 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Exclamation Point: 0.2 mi
- Magic Carpet Mural: 0.3 mi
- Magic Carpet Mural: 0.3 mi
- Soundwave Art: 0.4 mi
- Steelyard Mural: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Southside Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Sedgefield Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Wilmore Centennial Park: 0.7 mi
- Abbott Park: 0.8 mi
- Revolution Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Gainseville Midland: 1.5 mi
- Coal car: 2.7 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 3.5 mi
- Graffiti Park: 3.7 mi
- Historic Rosedale: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Camp Greene Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Liberty Hall Monument: 1.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 1.9 mi
Museums: 36
- Museum of Illusions: 1.5 mi
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture: 1.6 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 1.6 mi
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 1.6 mi
- Mint Museum Uptown: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 28
- Wilmore Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Avondale Giving Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Courtyard: 1.3 mi
- Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Mary D.B.T. Semans Gardens: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 12
- Capps Hill: 6.2 mi
- Berry Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 15.5 mi
- Red Hill: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- South Point Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sailing Beach: 12.4 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 18.0 mi
- SHOAL: 20.7 mi
- SHOAL: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 6.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Little Long Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
- High Shoals: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Carowinds Grove: 8.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 1 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 1 mi
- Charlotte · 2 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 2 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 2 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 2 mi
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