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Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor

Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor from directly overhead

Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Pores Knob stands 812 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Garden of Honor, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Townof Catawba
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.70735, -81.07627
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • David A. Hunsucker Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Murrays Mill Park: 2.3 mi
  • Connor Park: 2.4 mi
  • Claremont Park: 3.7 mi
  • Long Island Access Area: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Little Mountain: 8.4 mi
  • Anderson Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Buck Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Barrett Mountain: 14.5 mi
  • Sal Teague Hill: 14.9 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 11
  • Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center's Educational Complex: 13.5 mi
  • Martin Luther: 14.2 mi
  • Historic Beginnings: 14.9 mi
  • Waves III: 19.3 mi
  • Spirit Waves Foutain: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 3.1 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 3.3 mi
  • I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Observation Deck: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • SHOAL: 15.3 mi
  • SHOAL: 16.1 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Granite Falls: 19.8 mi
  • High Shoals: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pores KnobN 349°812 m23.9 mi
Hickory KnobNW 325°769 m24.5 mi
Walnut KnobNNW 327°759 m24.4 mi
Bald Rock MountainNNW 341°744 m23.7 mi
Chestnut MountainNNW 347°743 m22.4 mi
Cox KnobNW 320°728 m24.6 mi
Moore MountainNNW 344°722 m23.6 mi
Hildebran MountainW 268°623 m24.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:36
June solstice06:0920:0620:44
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3116:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606876797771615143
Precip in3.73.14.23.84.14.24.24.84.03.33.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catawba 5 SW, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Box Turtle4 obs
  • Anhinga2 obs
  • Northern Cricket Frog2 obs
  • Eastern Mud Turtle2 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail2 obs
  • Osprey2 obs
  • American Goldfinch2 obs
  • American Coot1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/719711227

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