Van Landingham Glen
Van Landingham Glen is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonnie Cone Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 11 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 21.1 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Self-Made Man: 0.1 mi
- Wings of Pride: 0.4 mi
- Quarterback: 0.8 mi
- Orbis: 0.8 mi
- Ascension: 4.8 mi
- East Main Quad: 0.1 mi
- Arts Quad: 0.2 mi
- West Main Quad: 0.4 mi
- University Meadows Park: 0.9 mi
- Kirk Farm Fields: 1.0 mi
- Hodges Family Farm: 2.6 mi
- Reedy Creek Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- zMAX Dragway: 4.4 mi
- Historic Rosedale: 5.6 mi
- Pharr Millhouse Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Bonnie Cone Memorial: 0.0 mi
- McLaughlin: 1.0 mi
- Robinson Rock House Ruin: 3.4 mi
- HRHS Spirit Rock: 5.2 mi
- Furr Elementary School Spirit Rock: 5.4 mi
- Hendick Motorsports Museum and Team Shop: 3.5 mi
- Morrison Motor Car Museum: 4.7 mi
- Charlotte Museum of History: 5.5 mi
- Rosedale House: 5.7 mi
- Levine Museum of the New South: 8.3 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 6.3 mi
- Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Susie Harwood Garden: 0.1 mi
- Memory Garden: 4.3 mi
- Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- 4 square garden: 5.7 mi
- Lake, Simpson, Dixon Gardens Sign: 5.7 mi
- Capps Hill: 8.0 mi
- Red Hill: 17.2 mi
- Berry Mountain: 20.7 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 21.8 mi
- Reese Mountain: 23.2 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 14.6 mi
- SHOAL: 18.6 mi
- South Point Beach: 19.1 mi
- SHOAL: 19.1 mi
- Sailing Beach: 22.8 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.5 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Landingham Glen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Mountain | W 268° | 375 m | 21.8 mi |
| Reese Mountain | WNW 291° | 325 m | 23.2 mi |
| Berry Mountain | WSW 255° | 281 m | 20.7 mi |
| Capps Hill | W 264° | 244 m | 8.0 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 165° | 228 m | 17.2 mi |
| Polk Mountain | SE 128° | 205 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord, 12 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel244 obs
- American Robin213 obs
- Christmas fern162 obs
- Pond Slider147 obs
- Green Anole114 obs
- Mallard110 obs
- Common Watersnake108 obs
- American beautyberry108 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1051532200
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/University City · 1 mi
- Harrisburg · 4 mi
- Charlotte/NoDa · 6 mi
- Charlotte/North Charlotte · 6 mi
- Charlotte/East Charlotte · 7 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 8 mi
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