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Jane Parks McDowell Marker

Jane Parks McDowell Marker from directly overhead

Jane Parks McDowell Marker is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 21 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
1780 In Memoriam Jane Parks, wife of Capt. John McDowell, who rode 10 perilous miles to notify American camp of British, Evacuation of Charlotte. Erected by Mecklenburg Chapter D.A.R.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.15856, -80.92116
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Maersk Anchor: 1.4 mi
  • Maersk Anchor: 1.4 mi
  • Levitation: 1.5 mi
  • Flash: 1.6 mi
  • Thánh Giuse: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 36
Nature reserves: 28
Gardens: 28
Peaks: 13
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 21.1 mi
  • SHOAL: 23.3 mi
  • SHOAL: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Long Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
  • High Shoals: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 2.5 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 3.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jane Parks McDowell Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleW 279°520 m22.4 mi
Crowders MountainWNW 284°458 m20.7 mi
Spencer MountainNW 311°375 m14.6 mi
Henry KnobW 265°344 m20.0 mi
Jackson KnobWNW 283°328 m14.5 mi
Reese MountainNNW 330°325 m21.5 mi
Nanny MountainWSW 240°299 m11.8 mi
Berry MountainWNW 298°281 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1020:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5016523831

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