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Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque

Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque from directly overhead

Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakhurst Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 18 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
This playground donated by the Oakhurst Men's Club to the Charlotte Park & Recreation Commission. April 1957.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.19222, -80.78911
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oakhurst Park: 0.0 mi
  • Hampton Creste Park: 0.3 mi
  • Grayson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Grier Heights Park: 1.1 mi
  • Randolph Road Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
  • Joy: 0.3 mi
  • Harry Potter mural: 0.4 mi
  • Wonder: 0.4 mi
  • Jerry Garcia Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Social Pet mural: 0.5 mi
Attractions
  • Gainseville Midland: 3.1 mi
  • Coal car: 3.4 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 3.7 mi
  • Historic Rosedale: 4.4 mi
  • Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
Museums: 39
Gardens: 28
  • Oakhurst Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Charlotte Rose Society Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Merry Oaks Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Mary D.B.T. Semans Gardens: 2.3 mi
  • Central UMC Community Garden: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 28
  • Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Providence Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Stevens Creek Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 9
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 19.8 mi
  • SHOAL: 23.0 mi
  • SHOAL: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 11.7 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 10.4 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spencer MountainWNW 292°375 m19.8 mi
Jackson KnobW 273°328 m21.6 mi
Reese MountainNW 312°325 m24.5 mi
Nanny MountainWSW 245°299 m19.5 mi
Berry MountainW 278°281 m16.7 mi
Capps HillNNW 327°244 m8.4 mi
Red HillSE 137°228 m11.8 mi
Barnett MountainWSW 250°227 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:1020:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:2916:3617:15

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11833694295

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