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World War II Honor Roll,

World War II Honor Roll, from directly overhead

World War II Honor Roll, is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is African American Soldier Gold Star, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Football Road passes 14 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates35.95768, -80.00532

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • High point Train Station Memorial Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Library Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 0.9 mi
  • Council Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Armstrong Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 53
Peaks: 30
  • Shepherd Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Caraway Mountain: 15.7 mi
  • Rush Mountain: 15.8 mi
  • Three Hat Mountain: 15.9 mi
  • Ridges Mountain: 17.2 mi
Museums: 24
Gardens: 10
Attractions: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 10.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of World War II Honor Roll,. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainSSE 168°356 m14.3 mi
Three Hat MountainSSW 207°352 m15.9 mi
Caraway MountainSSE 155°350 m15.7 mi
Grist MountainSSW 201°334 m23.0 mi
Daves MountainSSE 148°332 m18.8 mi
Back Creek MountainSSE 150°331 m17.6 mi
Steep Rock MountainS 189°314 m19.1 mi
Oakie MountainSE 145°311 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:32
June solstice06:0420:0320:41
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:2716:3117:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552626976797872625144
Precip in3.83.24.14.13.84.44.65.14.83.33.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — High PT, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13731538407

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