Trading Ford
Trading Ford is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. High Rock Mountain stands 359 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Trading Ford Monument Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1929
- Material
- stone
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 19.4 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
Overlooks nearby
- Jumping Off Rock · 30 mi
138 named places within 25 miles
- Trading Ford Monument Site: 0.0 mi
- York Hill Yadkin River Access: 0.7 mi
- Yadkin River Park: 0.7 mi
- Royal Giants Park: 3.3 mi
- Southmont Site (Central Dav.District Pk): 3.8 mi
- Dunn Mountain: 7.6 mi
- High Rock Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Three Hat Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Grist Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Patriot’s Flag Concourse: 5.9 mi
- Flag Poles: 6.3 mi
- Foltz Steel Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Soldier Monument: 7.2 mi
- Maine Monument: 7.3 mi
- Linwood Gameland Access Area: 2.3 mi
- Catawba College Ecological Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Wrc High Rock Lake Access: 7.9 mi
- Concord Church Access: 9.4 mi
- Black Road Preserve: 10.8 mi
- NC Transportation Museum: 4.3 mi
- Rowan Museum: 6.6 mi
- Utzman-Chambers House: 6.7 mi
- Hall House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Davidson County Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
- Old Davidson County Courthouse: 9.6 mi
- Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination: 12.7 mi
- E. H. Montgomery General Store: 15.3 mi
- Kerr Mill: 16.1 mi
- Tanglewood Festival of Lights: 19.5 mi
- Puzzle Piece: 9.5 mi
- "Journey" Homeward: 9.6 mi
- Oink-jection, Your Hogner: 9.6 mi
- Guardian of the City: 19.8 mi
- Sundial: 21.1 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Westbound Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- All-American Rose Selections Garden: 18.9 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 18.9 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 24.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trading Ford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock Mountain | SE 130° | 359 m | 12.5 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | E 86° | 356 m | 24.1 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | E 84° | 352 m | 13.9 mi |
| Grist Mountain | ESE 114° | 334 m | 14.1 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | W 272° | 334 m | 15.0 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | E 100° | 314 m | 18.4 mi |
| Dunn Mountain | SSW 199° | 303 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lick Mountain | E 99° | 298 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6601320919
Day trips start here
- Salisbury · 7 mi
- Kannapolis · 22 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 23 mi
- Concord · 26 mi
- Mooresville · 26 mi
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