Confederate Soldier Monument
Confederate Soldier Monument is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Dogwood Stamp Mountain stands 771 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Catawba County Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. South Mountain Scenery passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- TO THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS / OF / CATAWBA COUNTY / 1861 – 65
How to reach it
- 28.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 28.8 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 29.2 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Hog Hill: 10.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Bakers Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Buck Hill: 13.1 mi
- Yount Park: 0.1 mi
- Newton Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
- East Newton Park: 0.7 mi
- Westside Jaycee Park: 1.0 mi
- Little Brook Park: 1.0 mi
- Martin Luther: 7.9 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 8.2 mi
- Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center's Educational Complex: 18.1 mi
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 24.0 mi
- Waves III: 24.0 mi
- Catawba County Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Newton Depot Model Railroad Center: 0.7 mi
- Historic Newton Depot: 0.7 mi
- Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Catawba County Firefighter’s Museum: 5.5 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Private George Rabb Confederate Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 7.3 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 8.1 mi
- Veterans Garden of Honor: 8.7 mi
- Granite Falls: 14.2 mi
- High Shoals: 18.5 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 20.7 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Little River Falls: 22.8 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 7.4 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 14.0 mi
- Queens Landing: 16.9 mi
- Iredell County Fairgrounds: 18.8 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 21.1 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 22.0 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 23.5 mi
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: 24.5 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 6.8 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 19.8 mi
- Fox Den: 20.0 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Confederate Soldier Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Stamp Mountain | WSW 257° | 771 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNW 345° | 769 m | 23.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NNW 348° | 759 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cox Knob | NNW 341° | 728 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | W 261° | 695 m | 23.7 mi |
| High Rock | WSW 254° | 677 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hibriten Mountain | NW 318° | 674 m | 22.5 mi |
| Simms Hill | W 265° | 637 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6747086420
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 8 mi
- Cornelius · 24 mi
- Davidson · 24 mi
- Mooresville · 24 mi
- Huntersville · 28 mi
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