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William Ewen Shipp Monument

William Ewen Shipp Monument from directly overhead

William Ewen Shipp Monument is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain James Jack, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 19 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Amongst a grove, the very staightest plant, William Ewen Shipp, First Lieutenant, Tenth Cavalry, U.S. Army, Born August 2, 1861, Killed at San Juan, Battle of Santiago, July 1, 1898, SHIPP, 10
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Coordinates35.22988, -80.84669
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
  • Coal car: 1.1 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 1.9 mi
  • Gainseville Midland: 2.6 mi
  • Historic Rosedale: 2.9 mi
  • Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 35
Gardens: 28
  • Courtyard: 0.8 mi
  • Sustainability Village Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • McGill Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Wilmore Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 28
  • Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
  • Whitehall Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
  • Berryhill Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 10
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 16.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 19.4 mi
  • SHOAL: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 11.7 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 20.9 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
  • High Shoals: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 10.2 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of William Ewen Shipp Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crowders MountainW 271°458 m24.2 mi
Spencer MountainWNW 287°375 m15.9 mi
Jackson KnobW 265°328 m18.4 mi
Reese MountainNW 312°325 m20.3 mi
Nanny MountainSW 233°299 m18.1 mi
Berry MountainW 269°281 m13.3 mi
Gamble HillW 274°263 m24.4 mi
Capps HillNNW 344°244 m4.7 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 solstice07:2916:3617:16

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5016500329

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