The Big Chair
The Big Chair is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. High Rock Mountain stands 359 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Guardian of the City, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 18 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
sculpture
Dates from 1950.
Wikidata Q28227835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1950
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 20.3 mi off the Football Road
- 20.5 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
- 28.2 mi off the Flint Hill Ramble
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Lookout · 27 mi
- Jumping Off Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nona Ingram Welborn Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Harper Park: 0.0 mi
- PACE Park: 0.2 mi
- J.N. Hauss Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Main Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Nona Ingram Welborn Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- John Warwick Thomas Statue: 0.0 mi
- John W. Lambeth Statue: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- High Point Veterans' Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Guardian of the City: 0.0 mi
- Plank Road Foreman: 6.7 mi
- High Point Monument to Veterans of World War I: 6.7 mi
- You Otter Respect Nature: 6.9 mi
- World's Largest Chest of Drawers: 6.9 mi
- Three Hat Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Rush Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Prickly Pear Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Lick Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Nido & Mariana Qubein Children's Museum: 7.0 mi
- The Rosetta C. Baldwin African-American Museum: 7.4 mi
- Richard Childress Racing Museum: 9.8 mi
- Davidson County Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
- The Richard Petty Museum: 15.7 mi
- Railcar: 0.1 mi
- Old Davidson County Courthouse: 10.4 mi
- Reynolda Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Tanglewood Festival of Lights: 20.5 mi
- Wait Chapel: 20.6 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 7.5 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Wrc High Rock Lake Access: 16.1 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 16.9 mi
- Linwood Gameland Access Area: 18.0 mi
- Hedgecock Strawberry Farm: 8.4 mi
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 16.7 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 20.0 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Westbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Big Chair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock Mountain | SSW 201° | 359 m | 19.9 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | SE 140° | 356 m | 11.4 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | SSW 198° | 352 m | 9.4 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | SE 130° | 350 m | 14.1 mi |
| Grist Mountain | SSW 193° | 334 m | 16.7 mi |
| Daves Mountain | SE 127° | 332 m | 17.8 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | SE 127° | 331 m | 16.6 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | S 174° | 314 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — High PT, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2867337145
Day trips start here
- Salisbury · 27 mi
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