Balls Creek Campground
Balls Creek Campground is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Smith Mountain stands 635 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic district in North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q18148188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Balls Creek Campground
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Balls Creek Optimist: 2.7 mi
- Murrays Mill Park: 3.3 mi
- Mountain Creek Park: 3.8 mi
- Mountain Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- David A. Hunsucker Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Reese Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Hog Hill: 15.5 mi
- Bakers Mountain: 17.4 mi
- Catawba County Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion: 7.5 mi
- Newton Depot Model Railroad Center: 7.5 mi
- Historic Newton Depot: 7.6 mi
- Catawba County Firefighter’s Museum: 11.1 mi
- Queens Landing: 9.6 mi
- Iredell County Fairgrounds: 12.9 mi
- Caboose: 20.9 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 21.2 mi
- Trebuchet: 23.0 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Garden of Honor: 5.5 mi
- Private George Rabb Confederate Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Long Island N.C.: 7.3 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 7.4 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 18.2 mi
- Martin Luther: 15.0 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 15.4 mi
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 16.8 mi
- Waves III: 16.8 mi
- You: 16.8 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 6.8 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 7.2 mi
- Observation Deck: 17.5 mi
- I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- High Shoals: 17.1 mi
- Granite Falls: 21.2 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- SHOAL: 11.4 mi
- SHOAL: 12.0 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 15.9 mi
- Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor: 5.5 mi
- Private Garden: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balls Creek Campground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mountain | WNW 283° | 635 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hildebran Mountain | WNW 282° | 623 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 331° | 580 m | 20.0 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | NNW 334° | 569 m | 18.4 mi |
| Asbury Mountain | N 8° | 554 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rocky Face | N 359° | 554 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bakers Mountain | W 277° | 535 m | 17.4 mi |
| Round Top | N 353° | 526 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catawba 5 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1041658729
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 15 mi
- Mooresville · 16 mi
- Cornelius · 17 mi
- Davidson · 17 mi
- Huntersville · 21 mi
- Kannapolis · 29 mi
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