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Cabarrus County Confederate Soldiers Monument

Cabarrus County Confederate Soldiers Monument from directly overhead

Cabarrus County Confederate Soldiers Monument is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Youngs Mountain stands 334 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fallen Police Officers Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 3.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
marble
Inscription
1861 - 1865. / In Memoriam. / This Monument Is Erected To / the Memory of the Confederate Dead / of Cabarrus County, N.C. / With granite and marble and branch of the cypress / The emblem of peace shall thy slumbers enshrine. / Then take this memento: 'tis
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.40933, -80.57974

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Bloom: 0.2 mi
  • The Icon: 0.4 mi
  • Sundial: 6.6 mi
  • Bull Statue: 7.7 mi
  • The Self-Made Man: 11.1 mi
Parks
  • J.W. (Mickey) McGee, Jr. Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wilson Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • MLK Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Gibson Ball Park: 1.1 mi
  • Hartsell Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 33
  • Morrison Motor Car Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Curb Records & Motorsports: 6.5 mi
  • Hendick Motorsports Museum and Team Shop: 8.0 mi
  • Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society: 8.1 mi
  • Sound Money Museum: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 30
Nature reserves: 24
Gardens: 24
Peaks: 6
  • Dunn Mountain: 17.4 mi
  • Capps Hill: 18.1 mi
  • Youngs Mountain: 23.0 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 23.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 18.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 22.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 3.1 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 3.4 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cabarrus County Confederate Soldiers Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Youngs MountainN 351°334 m23.0 mi
Dunn MountainNNE 30°303 m17.4 mi
Bald MountainENE 66°281 m23.6 mi
Capps HillWSW 244°244 m18.1 mi
Red HillS 189°228 m24.0 mi
Polk MountainSSE 155°205 m24.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:34
June solstice06:0820:0420:41
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:2816:3517:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606977807972615144
Precip in3.73.14.14.03.74.75.34.54.23.53.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9552067396

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