Good Shepherd Community Garden
Good Shepherd Community Garden is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Olde Providence Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 23 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 28.8 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Olde Providence Park: 0.4 mi
- Chalyce Park: 1.6 mi
- Carmel Road Park: 1.9 mi
- Ziegler Park: 2.3 mi
- James Boyce Park: 2.7 mi
- Fire Station #39 Gate: 1.4 mi
- Fire Bird: 1.5 mi
- Open Book, Open Mind: 2.0 mi
- Art Garden: 2.3 mi
- Fractured Globe: 2.3 mi
- Big Rock: 4.0 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 4.7 mi
- Arch: 5.1 mi
- Arch: 5.1 mi
- Arch: 5.1 mi
- Stumptown Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill: 4.9 mi
- Lucas Family Gristmill Site: 5.0 mi
- Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque: 5.6 mi
- Rosati Sculpture: 5.8 mi
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 6.1 mi
- Mint Museum Randolph: 6.1 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 8.2 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 8.4 mi
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture: 8.4 mi
- Providence Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Big Rock Nature Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Lower School Garden: 2.3 mi
- Anna'a Garden: 2.4 mi
- Matthews Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Matthews UMC Genesis Garden: 3.7 mi
- Wing Haven: 5.5 mi
- Red Hill: 8.6 mi
- Capps Hill: 13.4 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 17.8 mi
- Berry Mountain: 18.3 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
- South Point Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sailing Beach: 14.5 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Good Shepherd Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Mountain | NW 305° | 375 m | 22.4 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WNW 287° | 328 m | 22.4 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | W 262° | 299 m | 17.8 mi |
| Berry Mountain | WNW 296° | 281 m | 18.3 mi |
| Capps Hill | NNW 341° | 244 m | 13.4 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 111° | 228 m | 8.6 mi |
| Barnett Mountain | W 267° | 227 m | 17.7 mi |
| Polk Mountain | E 93° | 205 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:37 | 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 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe AP, 12 mi away.
- Mallard30 obs
- Canada Goose22 obs
- Green Anole22 obs
- White-tailed Deer20 obs
- Central Ratsnake20 obs
- Great Blue Heron18 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk17 obs
- Fowler's Toad17 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/755089653
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Cotswold · 4 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 6 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 7 mi
- Charlotte/East Charlotte · 7 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 7 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 8 mi
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