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Fallen Heroes Memorial

Fallen Heroes Memorial from directly overhead

Fallen Heroes Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Benn Knob stands 882 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Raper-Roark Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.6 miles off.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates35.28931, -81.54017

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 18
Waterfalls: 13
  • Long Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
  • High Shoals: 20.4 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 3
  • The Other Side Of The River: 11.7 mi
  • Blacksburg: 11.7 mi
  • Russel McConnel Memorial: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Fallen Heroes Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benn KnobNNW 341°882 m20.2 mi
Rich MountainNNW 339°818 m21.2 mi
Painter KnobNNW 342°807 m19.9 mi
Black MountainNNW 334°792 m21.8 mi
Dogwood Stamp MountainNNW 345°771 m21.0 mi
Printers KnobNNW 340°698 m19.6 mi
Yellowtop MountainNW 310°685 m21.4 mi
High RockNNW 346°677 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1320:0720:45
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3216:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596775787771604942
Precip in4.33.44.74.34.34.54.44.54.03.74.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby 2 NW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/790822813

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