Matthews UMC Genesis Garden
Matthews UMC Genesis Garden is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Nanny Mountain stands 299 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bee, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 21 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Matthews United Methodist Church
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 29.5 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Bee: 0.1 mi
- Sunset: 0.2 mi
- Prismatic Aura 3: 0.3 mi
- Blue & White Armchair: 0.3 mi
- Public Dusplay of Affection: 0.4 mi
- Country Place Park: 0.1 mi
- Fountain Rock Park: 0.3 mi
- Stumptown Park: 0.4 mi
- Arthur Goodman Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Four Mile Creek Greenway: 0.5 mi
- Carl J. McEwen Historic Village: 6.3 mi
- Big Rock: 6.6 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 7.9 mi
- Arch: 7.9 mi
- Arch: 7.9 mi
- Stumptown Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Lucas Family Gristmill Site: 4.0 mi
- Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque: 6.7 mi
- North Carolina Korean War Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Mecklenburg County WWII Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Stevens Creek Nature Center: 5.3 mi
- Mint Museum Randolph: 7.8 mi
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 8.6 mi
- Charlotte Museum of History: 8.8 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 10.2 mi
- Providence Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Stevens Creek Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Big Rock Nature Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Matthews Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lower School Garden: 3.3 mi
- Anna'a Garden: 3.3 mi
- Good Shepherd Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Central UMC Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Red Hill: 5.3 mi
- Capps Hill: 15.1 mi
- Polk Mountain: 18.6 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 21.3 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 21.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 10.8 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- South Point Beach: 16.4 mi
- Sailing Beach: 18.1 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 12.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Matthews UMC Genesis Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanny Mountain | W 263° | 299 m | 21.4 mi |
| Berry Mountain | WNW 292° | 281 m | 21.7 mi |
| Capps Hill | NNW 328° | 244 m | 15.1 mi |
| Red Hill | SE 124° | 228 m | 5.3 mi |
| Barnett Mountain | W 268° | 227 m | 21.3 mi |
| Polk Mountain | E 94° | 205 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
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, 9 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer59 obs
- Canada Goose37 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel36 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk34 obs
- Green Anole34 obs
- Northern Cardinal29 obs
- American Robin28 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail27 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/918607356
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Cotswold · 6 mi
- Charlotte/East Charlotte · 7 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 8 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 9 mi
- Charlotte/Plaza-Midwood · 9 mi
- Charlotte · 10 mi
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