- Elevation, modelled
- 239 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kings Pinnacle520 m · 10.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Crowders Mountain Drive7.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3152, -81.1770
Gaston County Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 239 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhodes Drive, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 7.9 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gaston County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | SW 226° | 520 m | 10.7 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | NNE 16° | 471 m | 18.1 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | SW 224° | 458 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lynn Mountain | NW 323° | 424 m | 24.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 18° | 409 m | 19.7 mi |
| Brendle Mountain | NW 319° | 398 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hog Hill | NNW 329° | 391 m | 20.9 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | ESE 110° | 375 m | 3.7 mi |
- 7.9 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 22.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- F-4 Phantom II: 13.6 mi
- METALmorphosis: 17.2 mi
- Hurler: 19.6 mi
- Fury 325: 19.6 mi
- Carolina Cyclone: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Rhodes Drive: 0.7 mi
- Tryon Resolves: 8.3 mi
- River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock: 11.2 mi
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial: 15.2 mi
- General Davidson Memorial Historic Site: 15.3 mi
Museums: 36
- American Military Museum: 3.8 mi
- Schiele Museum: 4.4 mi
- Mount Holly Historical Society Museum: 9.2 mi
- Millican Pictorial History Museum: 9.3 mi
- Kings Mountain Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
Peaks: 22
- Spencer Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Gamble Hill: 7.2 mi
- Jackson Knob: 7.5 mi
- Crowders Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Berry Mountain: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- South Point Beach: 14.4 mi
- Sailing Beach: 16.2 mi
- SHOAL: 17.1 mi
- SHOAL: 18.0 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Little Long Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- High Shoals: 5.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/South End · 19 mi
- Charlotte · 20 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 20 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 20 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 20 mi
- Huntersville · 20 mi
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