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JR Motorsports

JR Motorsports from directly overhead

JR Motorsports is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Anderson Mountain stands 471 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornelius Road Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.60757, -80.85496

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cornelius Road Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cornelius Road Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hope Park: 1.7 mi
  • Stevenson Street Park: 2.5 mi
  • Lee Street Park: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 54
Historic sites: 29
  • Early History: 4.6 mi
  • Bellingham Park Memorial Bench #2: 5.0 mi
  • Bellingham Park Memorial Bench: 5.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Long Island N.C.: 8.6 mi
Museums: 26
Attractions: 24
Nature reserves: 18
Gardens: 9
Peaks: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 17.3 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 17.5 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • SHOAL: 9.2 mi
  • SHOAL: 10.1 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Shoals: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Anderson MountainWSW 258°471 m13.5 mi
Lackey MountainNNW 336°425 m24.3 mi
Little MountainW 263°409 m12.1 mi
Youngs MountainNE 52°334 m14.7 mi
Reese MountainSW 230°325 m19.1 mi
Dunn MountainE 87°303 m24.3 mi
Calahaln MountainNNE 25°261 m24.3 mi
Capps HillS 182°244 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:0920:0520:43
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3016:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148576673777569584740
Precip in3.73.24.04.13.74.34.44.93.93.23.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Statesville 2 NNE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/938040158

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