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Hinson Art Museum

Hinson Art Museum from directly overhead

Hinson Art Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Red Hill stands 228 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gate, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Grassy Island Crossing passes 22 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Wingate University

How to reach it

Coordinates34.98728, -80.44644

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Highland Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wingate Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jesse Helms Park: 2.0 mi
  • Sutton Park: 3.7 mi
  • Marshville Municipal Park: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 49
Nature reserves: 14
  • Stevens Creek Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
  • Belk Scout Camp: 16.1 mi
  • Providence Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
  • Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
  • Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • The Gate: 0.1 mi
  • Cemetary Bell: 9.4 mi
  • Memorial Flag: 9.5 mi
  • North Carolina Korean War Memorial: 17.0 mi
  • Stumptown Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
Museums: 10
Peaks: 8
  • Polk Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Becky Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Gordon Mountain: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Carl J. McEwen Historic Village: 17.6 mi
  • Big Rock: 22.2 mi
  • Arch: 23.3 mi
  • Arch: 23.3 mi
  • Arch: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 8
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hinson Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillWNW 296°228 m12.7 mi
Polk MountainNNE 21°205 m7.8 mi
Gordon MountainESE 111°202 m14.8 mi
Rebel HillNE 55°185 m11.1 mi
Jumping HillsSSE 162°183 m21.1 mi
Forty Acre RockSSW 192°183 m22.5 mi
Becky HillESE 122°163 m13.8 mi
Hebron HillSSE 159°150 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0019:34
June solstice06:0920:0220:40
September equinox07:1018:4719:20
December solstice07:2716:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551616976807873625144
Precip in3.93.34.13.73.64.64.04.94.63.73.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe 2 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/596179929

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