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Rhodes Drive

Rhodes Drive from directly overhead

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

Coordinates35.31235, -81.18798

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks
  • 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
Attractions
Historic sites: 47
Museums: 33
  • 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
Peaks: 24
Gardens: 20
Beaches: 5
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
  • High Shoals: 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleSW 224°520 m10.1 mi
Anderson MountainNNE 17°471 m18.4 mi
Buffalo KnobNW 313°459 m24.7 mi
Crowders MountainSW 222°458 m7.4 mi
Lynn MountainNW 324°424 m24.6 mi
Little MountainNNE 19°409 m20.1 mi
Little KnobNW 310°407 m24.9 mi
Brendle MountainNW 320°398 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:1120:0620:44
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:3016:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626977817974635245
Precip in3.83.33.63.53.54.33.54.53.73.43.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gastonia, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13948070624

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