Veterans Garden of Honor
Veterans Garden of Honor is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Pores Knob stands 812 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Dedicated November 7, 2015
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- David A. Hunsucker Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Murrays Mill Park: 2.3 mi
- Connor Park: 2.4 mi
- Claremont Park: 3.7 mi
- Long Island Access Area: 5.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Buck Hill: 13.8 mi
- Barrett Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Sal Teague Hill: 14.9 mi
- Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion: 8.4 mi
- Historic Newton Depot: 8.4 mi
- Newton Depot Model Railroad Center: 8.4 mi
- Catawba County Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
- Catawba County Firefighter’s Museum: 9.5 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 5.6 mi
- Long Island N.C.: 5.7 mi
- Private George Rabb Confederate Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 8.7 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center's Educational Complex: 13.5 mi
- Martin Luther: 14.2 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 15.0 mi
- Waves III: 19.3 mi
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 19.3 mi
- Allison Woods: 19.3 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 20.9 mi
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 23.1 mi
- Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: 23.7 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 5.5 mi
- Iredell County Fairgrounds: 10.2 mi
- Queens Landing: 10.9 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 20.7 mi
- Caboose: 24.4 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 3.1 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 3.3 mi
- I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor: 0.0 mi
- Private Garden: 22.6 mi
- Granite Falls: 19.8 mi
- High Shoals: 22.6 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Garden of Honor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pores Knob | N 349° | 812 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 325° | 769 m | 24.5 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NNW 327° | 759 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNW 341° | 744 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | NNW 347° | 743 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cox Knob | NW 320° | 728 m | 24.6 mi |
| Moore Mountain | NNW 344° | 722 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hildebran Mountain | W 268° | 623 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catawba 5 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/719711226
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 14 mi
- Mooresville · 17 mi
- Cornelius · 19 mi
- Davidson · 19 mi
- Huntersville · 24 mi
- Kannapolis · 30 mi
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