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McIntyre Skirmish

McIntyre Skirmish from directly overhead

McIntyre Skirmish is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Anderson Mountain stands 471 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is McIntyre Historic Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 18 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
In Commemoration of the McIntyre Skirmish, Oct. 3, 1780

How to reach it

Coordinates35.31273, -80.86391

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Historic Rosedale: 5.2 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 5.6 mi
  • Coal car: 6.1 mi
  • Caboose: 6.9 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II: 8.2 mi
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 31
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
  • Shuffletown Prairie Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
  • Auten Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
  • Rural Hill Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 28
Peaks: 12
Beaches: 5
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 10.7 mi
  • South Point Beach: 13.6 mi
  • SHOAL: 13.7 mi
  • SHOAL: 14.5 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Shoals: 19.9 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 15.1 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Anderson MountainNW 324°471 m21.7 mi
Crowders MountainWSW 257°458 m23.9 mi
Little MountainNNW 329°409 m22.2 mi
Spencer MountainW 266°375 m14.2 mi
Jackson KnobWSW 247°328 m18.8 mi
Reese MountainWNW 300°325 m16.1 mi
Nanny MountainSW 219°299 m21.3 mi
Berry MountainWSW 244°281 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:1020:0520:42
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:2916:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5437844407

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