Balls Creek Campground
Balls Creek Campground is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Smith Mountain stands 635 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Balls Creek Optimist, a park 2.6 miles away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Balls Creek Campground is a historic Methodist camp meeting and national historic district located near Bandy's Crossroads, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 310 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. They include the Arbor (c. 1930), "tents" (individual family dwellings) dating back to the 1850s, a store called "The Shack" (c. 1940), and jail dated to the late-19th / early-20th century.
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Wikidata Q18148188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Balls Creek Campground
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Balls Creek Optimist: 2.6 mi
- Murrays Mill Park: 3.3 mi
- Mountain Creek Park: 3.9 mi
- David A. Hunsucker Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Connor Park: 6.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Reese Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Hog Hill: 15.5 mi
- Bakers Mountain: 17.4 mi
- Catawba County Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion: 7.5 mi
- Newton Depot Model Railroad Center: 7.5 mi
- Historic Newton Depot: 7.5 mi
- Catawba County Firefighter’s Museum: 11.1 mi
- Queens Landing: 9.6 mi
- Iredell County Fairgrounds: 13.0 mi
- Caboose: 20.9 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 21.2 mi
- Trebuchet: 23.0 mi
- Veterans Garden of Honor: 5.6 mi
- Private George Rabb Confederate Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 7.3 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Long Island N.C.: 7.4 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 18.2 mi
- Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: 19.0 mi
- Auten Nature Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Martin Luther: 14.9 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 15.4 mi
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 16.8 mi
- Waves III: 16.8 mi
- You: 16.8 mi
- High Shoals: 17.1 mi
- Granite Falls: 21.1 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 6.9 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 7.2 mi
- I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor: 5.6 mi
- Private Garden: 19.6 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balls Creek Campground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mountain | WNW 283° | 635 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hildebran Mountain | WNW 282° | 623 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 331° | 580 m | 20.0 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | NNW 334° | 569 m | 18.4 mi |
| Asbury Mountain | N 8° | 554 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rocky Face | N 359° | 554 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bakers Mountain | W 277° | 535 m | 17.4 mi |
| Round Top | N 353° | 526 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:36 | 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 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catawba 5 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Hickory · 15 mi
- Mooresville · 16 mi
- Cornelius · 17 mi
- Davidson · 17 mi
- Huntersville · 21 mi
- Kannapolis · 29 mi
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