Rhodes Drive
Rhodes Drive is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaston College Student Quad, a park 0.2 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 7.3 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Dedicated to the Memory of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Rhodes by the Trustees of Gaston College January 9, 1964.
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 22.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaston College Student Quad: 0.2 mi
- Gaston Park: 0.5 mi
- Dallas Park: 0.7 mi
- Gingles Park: 1.1 mi
- Flyer Park: 1.4 mi
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 4.4 mi
- "Shuffletown Hand": 13.9 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 15.1 mi
- Ascendus: 16.3 mi
- Thánh Giuse: 16.6 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 14.1 mi
- METALmorphosis: 17.5 mi
- Hurler: 19.9 mi
- Fury 325: 19.9 mi
- Carolina Cyclone: 19.9 mi
- Tryon Resolves: 7.8 mi
- River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock: 11.8 mi
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Major William Chronicle / Captain John Mattocks / William Rabb / John Boyd: 15.8 mi
- Major Willian Chronicle: 15.9 mi
- Gaston County Museum: 0.7 mi
- American Military Museum: 3.6 mi
- Schiele Museum: 4.4 mi
- Mount Holly Historical Society Museum: 9.8 mi
- Millican Pictorial History Museum: 9.8 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Gamble Hill: 6.6 mi
- Jackson Knob: 7.4 mi
- Crowders Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Berry Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Pharr Yarns - Spencer Mountain Wetland: 4.3 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Iswa Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Two Rivers Utilities Educational Garden: 3.3 mi
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 12.4 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Courtyard: 19.7 mi
- South Point Beach: 14.7 mi
- Sailing Beach: 16.3 mi
- SHOAL: 17.7 mi
- SHOAL: 18.5 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 19.2 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- High Shoals: 5.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rhodes Drive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | SW 224° | 520 m | 10.1 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | NNE 17° | 471 m | 18.4 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | NW 313° | 459 m | 24.7 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | SW 222° | 458 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lynn Mountain | NW 324° | 424 m | 24.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 19° | 409 m | 20.1 mi |
| Little Knob | NW 310° | 407 m | 24.9 mi |
| Brendle Mountain | NW 320° | 398 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gastonia, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13948070624
Day trips start here
- Charlotte · 20 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 20 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 20 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 20 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 21 mi
- Huntersville · 21 mi
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