C Grier Beam Truck Museum
C Grier Beam Truck Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Benn Knob stands 882 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherryville Historical Society, a museum 0.1 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 11.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 25.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- J. Ralph Beam Jr. Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
- William E. Edwards Park: 0.5 mi
- Aaron B. Moss Municipal Park: 0.6 mi
- Kenwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Ben Black Park: 0.9 mi
- Gamble Hill: 10.5 mi
- Crowders Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Kings Pinnacle: 12.5 mi
- Hog Hill: 13.5 mi
- Brendle Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Tryon Resolves: 4.4 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Rhodes Drive: 11.8 mi
- Major William Chronicle / Captain John Mattocks / William Rabb / John Boyd: 16.3 mi
- Major Willian Chronicle: 16.3 mi
- Cherryville Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Cherryville Railroad Museum: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln County Museum of History: 9.7 mi
- Kings Mountain Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Pharr Yarns - Spencer Mountain Wetland: 15.8 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 21.8 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- High Shoals: 10.1 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 20.6 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 20.7 mi
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 15.3 mi
- The Other Side Of The River: 19.4 mi
- Blacksburg: 19.4 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 24.5 mi
- Two Rivers Utilities Educational Garden: 13.5 mi
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 23.3 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 17.6 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 23.4 mi
- Observation Deck: 19.4 mi
- SHOAL: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of C Grier Beam Truck Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benn Knob | NW 309° | 882 m | 20.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 310° | 818 m | 21.4 mi |
| Painter Knob | NW 310° | 807 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bumgarther Mountain | NW 311° | 799 m | 23.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 306° | 792 m | 22.8 mi |
| Dogwood Stamp Mountain | NW 314° | 771 m | 20.1 mi |
| Printers Knob | NW 308° | 698 m | 19.8 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NW 318° | 695 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
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 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincolnton 4 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1098467275
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