Furr Elementary School Spirit Rock
Furr Elementary School Spirit Rock is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Weddington Road Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 7.6 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 15.9 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- zMAX Dragway: 1.1 mi
- Pharr Millhouse Historic Site: 5.1 mi
- Dungeon Tour: 5.8 mi
- Climb A Lot Tower: 5.8 mi
- Da Vinci Flying Machine: 5.8 mi
- Weddington Road Park: 0.7 mi
- George W. Liles Greenway: 2.0 mi
- James L. Dorton Park: 2.4 mi
- Big Green: 3.4 mi
- Christenbury Park: 3.5 mi
- Orbis: 5.5 mi
- Quarterback: 5.5 mi
- The Self-Made Man: 5.5 mi
- Wings of Pride: 5.6 mi
- Bull Statue: 5.6 mi
- West Cabarrus HS Spirit Rock: 2.7 mi
- McLaughlin: 4.8 mi
- Bonnie Cone Memorial: 5.4 mi
- HRHS Spirit Rock: 5.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Morrison Motor Car Museum: 1.5 mi
- Hendick Motorsports Museum and Team Shop: 1.9 mi
- Curb Records & Motorsports: 8.5 mi
- Discovery Place KIDS - Huntersville: 9.1 mi
- Rosedale House: 10.8 mi
- Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 3.3 mi
- Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- West Branch Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Susie Harwood Garden: 5.3 mi
- Van Landingham Glen: 5.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 7.0 mi
- Private Garden: 9.3 mi
- 4 square garden: 10.8 mi
- Capps Hill: 11.8 mi
- Red Hill: 21.6 mi
- Dunn Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Reese Mountain: 24.3 mi
- Berry Mountain: 24.6 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 13.5 mi
- South Point Beach: 23.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.3 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Furr Elementary School Spirit Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Mountain | WSW 257° | 375 m | 24.8 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | N 5° | 334 m | 25.0 mi |
| Reese Mountain | W 278° | 325 m | 24.3 mi |
| Dunn Mountain | NE 41° | 303 m | 22.7 mi |
| Berry Mountain | WSW 245° | 281 m | 24.6 mi |
| Capps Hill | WSW 241° | 244 m | 11.8 mi |
| Red Hill | S 174° | 228 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7622996234
Day trips start here
- Harrisburg · 4 mi
- Concord · 5 mi
- Charlotte/University City · 6 mi
- Kannapolis · 8 mi
- Huntersville · 9 mi
- Charlotte/NoDa · 11 mi
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