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Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212

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Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212 from directly overhead

Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212 is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jane Parks McDowell Marker, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 21 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
The plane was buried somewhere in the forest here, by a farmer who owned the land.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.15383, -80.92613

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Maersk Anchor: 1.2 mi
  • Levitation: 1.2 mi
  • Maersk Anchor: 1.2 mi
  • Flash: 1.2 mi
  • Thánh Giuse: 1.9 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Springfield Park: 1.4 mi
  • Yorkmont Park: 1.5 mi
  • Renaissance Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ramblewood District Park: 2.2 mi
  • Berewick Regional Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 36
Nature reserves: 28
Gardens: 28
Peaks: 13
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 21.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 23.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Long Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • High Shoals: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 2.3 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 3.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleW 280°520 m22.1 mi
Crowders MountainWNW 285°458 m20.5 mi
Spencer MountainNW 313°375 m14.6 mi
Henry KnobW 266°344 m19.7 mi
Jackson KnobWNW 285°328 m14.3 mi
Reese MountainNNW 331°325 m21.7 mi
Nanny MountainWSW 241°299 m11.4 mi
Berry MountainWNW 300°281 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1020:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12071941604

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