HRHS Spirit Rock
HRHS Spirit Rock is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Capps Hill stands 244 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 6.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 16.9 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bull Statue: 0.1 mi
- The Self-Made Man: 5.2 mi
- Wings of Pride: 5.5 mi
- Quarterback: 5.9 mi
- Orbis: 5.9 mi
- Stallings Road Park: 0.7 mi
- Harris Square Veterans Park: 1.1 mi
- Harrisburg Municipal Park: 1.3 mi
- Pharr Mill Park: 1.7 mi
- Back Creek Neighborhood Park: 2.8 mi
- Pharr Millhouse Historic Site: 1.8 mi
- Hodges Family Farm: 4.5 mi
- zMAX Dragway: 4.6 mi
- Reedy Creek Nature Center: 5.7 mi
- Carl J. McEwen Historic Village: 9.1 mi
- McLaughlin: 4.2 mi
- Bonnie Cone Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Robinson Rock House Ruin: 5.2 mi
- Furr Elementary School Spirit Rock: 5.5 mi
- West Cabarrus HS Spirit Rock: 6.5 mi
- Morrison Motor Car Museum: 4.0 mi
- Hendick Motorsports Museum and Team Shop: 4.9 mi
- Charlotte Museum of History: 9.0 mi
- Rosedale House: 10.2 mi
- Stevens Creek Nature Center: 11.4 mi
- Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 8.4 mi
- Belk Scout Camp: 8.7 mi
- Pharr Family Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Van Landingham Glen: 5.2 mi
- Susie Harwood Garden: 5.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 9.2 mi
- Central UMC Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 18.4 mi
- SHOAL: 22.5 mi
- SHOAL: 22.9 mi
- South Point Beach: 23.6 mi
- Capps Hill: 13.1 mi
- Red Hill: 16.8 mi
- Polk Mountain: 20.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.8 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of HRHS Spirit Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capps Hill | W 266° | 244 m | 13.1 mi |
| Red Hill | S 182° | 228 m | 16.8 mi |
| Polk Mountain | SE 138° | 205 m | 20.1 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 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7523203970
Day trips start here
- Harrisburg · 1 mi
- Charlotte/University City · 6 mi
- Concord · 7 mi
- Charlotte/East Charlotte · 10 mi
- Charlotte/NoDa · 10 mi
- Charlotte/North Charlotte · 10 mi
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