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Charters of Freedom Monument

Charters of Freedom Monument from directly overhead

Charters of Freedom Monument is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 615 m. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mark Watson Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Bronze copies of;the US Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.37406, -83.22993

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mark Watson Park: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bridge Park: 0.3 mi
  • Charles E. Poteet Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Monteith Farmstead and Community Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Fisher Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Gina Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Washington Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Lower Buff Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 14
Attractions: 12
Artworks: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 13.2 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mouse Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Wine Spring: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Charters of Freedom Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waterrock KnobNE 40°1,904 m8.1 mi
Yellow FaceNE 40°1,833 m6.9 mi
Blackrock MountainNNE 32°1,751 m5.8 mi
Doubletop MountainE 89°1,634 m7.5 mi
Pinnacle BaldNNE 20°1,623 m4.8 mi
Perry TopN 10°1,540 m3.5 mi
Cowee BaldWSW 242°1,505 m6.8 mi
Fern MountainE 95°1,469 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1420:52
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3916:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5476549167

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