Waves III
Waves III is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Anderson Mountain stands 471 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Group Of 10, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stainless steel and stone
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 27.0 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Group Of 10: 0.0 mi
- You: 0.1 mi
- Untitled: 0.1 mi
- Homage To Rodin: 0.1 mi
- Wind Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lauren Cunningham ’09 Labyrinth: 0.2 mi
- Roosevelt Wilson Park: 0.6 mi
- McEver Fields: 0.8 mi
- Faulkner Square Park: 0.8 mi
- Bellingham Park Memorial Bench #2: 4.2 mi
- Bellingham Park Memorial Bench: 4.2 mi
- General Davidson Memorial Historic Site: 7.5 mi
- Early History: 8.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Dale Earnhardt Inc: 5.2 mi
- Discovery Place KIDS - Huntersville: 6.2 mi
- North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame: 6.3 mi
- Memory Lane Museum: 7.0 mi
- EnergyExplorium: 7.1 mi
- Caboose: 6.2 mi
- Trebuchet: 6.4 mi
- Camel Rides: 6.5 mi
- Royal Pavilion: 6.5 mi
- Toddlers Swan Swing: 6.5 mi
- West Branch Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 9.3 mi
- Auten Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Private Garden: 3.5 mi
- Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 12.0 mi
- Susie Harwood Garden: 14.8 mi
- Van Landingham Glen: 14.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Capps Hill: 14.3 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Reese Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Youngs Mountain: 19.8 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 22.2 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 22.4 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 4.1 mi
- SHOAL: 6.6 mi
- SHOAL: 6.8 mi
- High Shoals: 21.4 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waves III. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Mountain | WNW 288° | 471 m | 14.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | WNW 295° | 409 m | 13.9 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | SW 227° | 375 m | 20.7 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | NE 34° | 334 m | 19.8 mi |
| Reese Mountain | WSW 252° | 325 m | 15.9 mi |
| Berry Mountain | SW 215° | 281 m | 23.1 mi |
| Capps Hill | S 186° | 244 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12915265759
Day trips start here
- Davidson · 0 mi
- Cornelius · 1 mi
- Huntersville · 6 mi
- Mooresville · 6 mi
- Kannapolis · 13 mi
- Charlotte/University City · 15 mi
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