- Elevation, modelled
- 232 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Crowders Mountain458 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Uwharrie Scenic Road19.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2272, -80.8433
Transportation is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 232 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Industry, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 19 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1995-11-27
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Transportation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowders Mountain | W 271° | 458 m | 24.4 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 288° | 375 m | 16.1 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 266° | 328 m | 18.6 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NW 312° | 325 m | 20.6 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | SW 234° | 299 m | 18.1 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 270° | 281 m | 13.5 mi |
| Gamble Hill | W 274° | 263 m | 24.7 mi |
| Capps Hill | NNW 343° | 244 m | 4.9 mi |
- 19.3 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 24.9 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 28.2 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Industry: 0.0 mi
- Commerce: 0.0 mi
- The Future: 0.0 mi
- Il Grande Disco: 0.0 mi
- Queen Charlotte Walks in Her Garden: 0.2 mi
Parks
- McColl Park: 0.0 mi
- Fourth Ward Park: 0.3 mi
- The Green: 0.3 mi
- First Ward Park: 0.4 mi
- Gandhi Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Coal car: 0.9 mi
- Graffiti Park: 1.8 mi
- Gainseville Midland: 2.4 mi
- Historic Rosedale: 2.9 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Captain James Jack: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Hall Monument: 0.2 mi
- William Ewen Shipp Monument: 0.3 mi
- CMPD Fallen Officers Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.5 mi
Museums: 34
- Bank of America Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Discovery Place: 0.2 mi
- Levine Museum of the New South: 0.3 mi
- Bechtler Museum Of Modern Art: 0.3 mi
- Mint Museum Uptown: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 28
- Courtyard: 0.9 mi
- McGill Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Belmont Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 10
- Capps Hill: 4.9 mi
- Berry Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Red Hill: 15.6 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- South Point Beach: 10.7 mi
- Sailing Beach: 14.3 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 16.7 mi
- SHOAL: 19.6 mi
- SHOAL: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Little Long Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- High Shoals: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Carowinds Grove: 10.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 22.7 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 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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