Early History
Early History is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Barrett Mountain stands 569 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Access Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle Access Area: 0.1 mi
- McCrary Creek Access Area: 0.6 mi
- Stumpy Creek Park: 2.7 mi
- Hager Creek Access Area: 3.1 mi
- Hope Park: 3.5 mi
- Memory Lane Museum: 3.0 mi
- North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame: 4.2 mi
- JR Motorsports: 4.6 mi
- Dale Earnhardt Inc: 10.4 mi
- EnergyExplorium: 11.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Long Island N.C.: 5.5 mi
- Bellingham Park Memorial Bench: 8.7 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 9.2 mi
- Veterans Garden of Honor: 10.5 mi
- Queens Landing: 0.4 mi
- Iredell County Fairgrounds: 8.0 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 9.2 mi
- Caboose: 14.5 mi
- Trebuchet: 15.3 mi
- Waves III: 8.9 mi
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 9.0 mi
- The Group Of 10: 9.0 mi
- You: 9.0 mi
- Homage To Rodin: 9.0 mi
- West Branch Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Auten Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: 16.0 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 16.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Reese Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Youngs Mountain: 18.6 mi
- Capps Hill: 21.9 mi
- Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor: 10.5 mi
- Private Garden: 12.3 mi
- Memory Garden: 20.5 mi
- Susie Harwood Garden: 23.7 mi
- Van Landingham Glen: 23.8 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 13.5 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 13.7 mi
- I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- High Shoals: 20.8 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Early History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Mountain | NW 317° | 569 m | 24.9 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | WSW 252° | 471 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lackey Mountain | NNW 347° | 425 m | 22.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | W 260° | 409 m | 7.5 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NNW 347° | 400 m | 24.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | NW 314° | 398 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hog Hill | W 265° | 391 m | 24.2 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | SSW 205° | 375 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8199699073
Day trips start here
- Mooresville · 7 mi
- Cornelius · 9 mi
- Davidson · 9 mi
- Huntersville · 15 mi
- Kannapolis · 20 mi
- Concord · 23 mi
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