Discovery Place KIDS - Huntersville
Discovery Place KIDS - Huntersville is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Anderson Mountain stands 471 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Caboose, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 17 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 49 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Discovery Place
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 17.2 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Caboose: 0.1 mi
- Joust Tournaments: 4.2 mi
- Camel Rides: 4.2 mi
- Sir Reel's Music Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Archery: 4.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.1 mi
- William J. Bowman Square: 0.6 mi
- David B. Waymer Park: 1.0 mi
- Rosedale Nature park: 1.4 mi
- Huntersville Athletic Park: 1.5 mi
- Artificial Rock No. 119: 6.1 mi
- Wind Sculpture: 6.1 mi
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 6.1 mi
- Homage To Rodin: 6.2 mi
- Untitled: 6.2 mi
- Alexandriana Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- General Davidson Memorial Historic Site: 5.7 mi
- McIntyre Skirmish: 6.9 mi
- Furr Elementary School Spirit Rock: 9.1 mi
- Bonnie Cone Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Quest at Latta Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- EnergyExplorium: 6.0 mi
- Latta Place: 6.3 mi
- Hendick Motorsports Museum and Team Shop: 8.7 mi
- Dale Earnhardt Inc: 10.1 mi
- Private Garden: 3.1 mi
- Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 6.1 mi
- Susie Harwood Garden: 9.6 mi
- Van Landingham Glen: 9.7 mi
- Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- West Branch Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Auten Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 5.9 mi
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Capps Hill: 8.1 mi
- Reese Mountain: 15.2 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 17.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 17.6 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 4.9 mi
- SHOAL: 8.9 mi
- SHOAL: 9.4 mi
- South Point Beach: 20.0 mi
- Sailing Beach: 24.0 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
- High Shoals: 20.2 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.2 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Discovery Place KIDS - Huntersville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Mountain | NW 308° | 471 m | 17.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 314° | 409 m | 17.6 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WSW 243° | 375 m | 17.2 mi |
| Jackson Knob | SW 233° | 328 m | 23.3 mi |
| Reese Mountain | W 275° | 325 m | 15.2 mi |
| Berry Mountain | SW 227° | 281 m | 18.5 mi |
| Capps Hill | S 190° | 244 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/334498094
Day trips start here
- Huntersville · 0 mi
- Cornelius · 5 mi
- Davidson · 6 mi
- Charlotte/University City · 9 mi
- Charlotte/NoDa · 11 mi
- Charlotte/North Charlotte · 12 mi
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