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Long Island N.C.

Long Island N.C. from directly overhead

Long Island N.C. is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Bald Knob stands 580 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Island Access Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
granite
Inscription
This boulder commemorates the sight of Long Island Village and Cotton Mill built by Avery M. Powell and John J. Shufford about 1852 and was closed in 1959 due to the formation of the Lake Norman Reservoir at which time approximately 52 families earned the

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates35.67748, -80.98128

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Long Island Access Area: 0.2 mi
  • Sherrills Ford Optimist Park: 2.3 mi
  • Mountain Creek Park: 5.3 mi
  • Troutman Methodist playground park: 5.4 mi
  • Pinnacle Access Area: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Little Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Anderson Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Lackey Mountain: 17.6 mi
  • Reese Mountain: 18.8 mi
  • Fowler Mountain: 18.9 mi
Museums: 22
Attractions: 20
Nature reserves: 19
Historic sites: 14
Artworks: 13
Rest areas: 4
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 8.8 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 9.0 mi
  • I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Observation Deck: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • SHOAL: 11.8 mi
  • SHOAL: 12.8 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Shoals: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Island N.C.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 311°580 m21.5 mi
Barrett MountainNW 312°569 m19.7 mi
Asbury MountainN 351°554 m20.0 mi
Rocky FaceNNW 341°554 m21.6 mi
Bakers MountainW 267°535 m23.9 mi
Fox MountainN 357°529 m22.2 mi
Round TopNNW 335°526 m21.9 mi
Shumaker MountainN 359°523 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:0920:0620:44
September equinox07:1318:4919:22
December solstice07:3116:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606876797771615143
Precip in3.73.14.23.84.14.24.24.84.03.33.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catawba 5 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8199059134

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