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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: 7
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 22.6 miles of Fallen Heroes Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benn KnobNNW882 m20.2 mi
Rich MountainNNW818 m21.2 mi
Painter KnobNNW807 m19.9 mi
Black MountainNNW792 m21.8 mi
Dogwood Stamp MountainNNW771 m21.0 mi
Printers KnobNNW698 m19.6 mi
Yellowtop MountainNW685 m21.4 mi
High RockNNW677 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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