Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gandhi Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 19 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 25.2 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 28.5 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gandhi Park: 0.0 mi
- Marshall Park: 0.2 mi
- Elizabeth Park: 0.4 mi
- Thompson Park: 0.4 mi
- John Montgomery Belk Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Bringing the World Together: 0.2 mi
- Bus Stop: 0.3 mi
- Thomas Spratt & King Haigler: 0.4 mi
- Queen Charlotte Walks in Her Garden: 0.4 mi
- Captain Jack Statue: 0.4 mi
- Coal car: 0.8 mi
- Graffiti Park: 1.8 mi
- Gainseville Midland: 2.0 mi
- Historic Rosedale: 2.9 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 4.7 mi
- CMPD Fallen Officers Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Aspire: 0.4 mi
- Tate Tower: 0.5 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 0.4 mi
- Bank of America Heritage Center: 0.4 mi
- Levine Museum of the New South: 0.5 mi
- Discovery Place: 0.6 mi
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture: 0.6 mi
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- McGill Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Belmont Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Courtyard: 1.1 mi
- Mary D.B.T. Semans Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Capps Hill: 5.4 mi
- Berry Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Red Hill: 15.1 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 17.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 11.5 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- South Point Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sailing Beach: 14.3 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 17.1 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
- High Shoals: 23.9 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 10.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mahatma Gandhi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowders Mountain | W 272° | 458 m | 24.8 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 288° | 375 m | 16.5 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 267° | 328 m | 18.9 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NW 313° | 325 m | 21.1 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | SW 236° | 299 m | 18.2 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 272° | 281 m | 13.8 mi |
| Capps Hill | NNW 340° | 244 m | 5.4 mi |
| Red Hill | SE 135° | 228 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8494364740
Day trips start here
- Charlotte · 0 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 0 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 1 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 1 mi
- Charlotte/Plaza-Midwood · 1 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 1 mi
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