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Woodstock Express

Woodstock Express, a attraction in South Carolina
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Woodstock Express, a attraction in South Carolina
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California · CC BY 2.0
Woodstock Express, a attraction in South Carolina
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California · CC BY 2.0
Woodstock Express, a attraction in South Carolina
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California · CC BY 2.0

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Woodstock Express is an attraction in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pig Pen's Mud Buggies, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 21 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Woodstock Express is a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina that was formerly named after the Nickelodeon cartoon The Fairly OddParents. Though containing all of the elements of a "full-size" or standard wooden roller coaster, its short drop heights, slower speed, gently curving layout and short track length lead to its mistaken identity as a 'junior roller coaster'.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8033425, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.10137, -80.93931
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • Canopy: 1.9 mi
  • Crown of Life: 2.8 mi
  • Bugle Boy: 2.8 mi
  • Maersk Anchor: 2.8 mi
  • Maersk Anchor: 2.8 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 36
Nature reserves: 28
Gardens: 27
Peaks: 14
Rest areas: 2
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 1.5 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • South Point Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Long Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 0.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodstock Express. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleWNW 289°520 m22.3 mi
Crowders MountainWNW 296°458 m21.1 mi
Spencer MountainNW 324°375 m16.8 mi
Henry KnobW 276°344 m19.0 mi
Jackson KnobWNW 299°328 m15.0 mi
Reese MountainNNW 337°325 m24.6 mi
Nanny MountainWSW 258°299 m9.5 mi
Berry MountainNW 317°281 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1120:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/241559218

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