Lincoln County Museum of History
Lincoln County Museum of History is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Benn Knob stands 882 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 16 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lincoln County Historical Association
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 19.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 0.7 mi
- Battle of Ramsour's Mill: 0.8 mi
- Betty G. Ross Park: 1.1 mi
- Highland Drive Park: 2.3 mi
- High Shoals Park Ii: 5.6 mi
- Reese Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Hog Hill: 9.5 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Brendle Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Cherryville Railroad Museum: 9.4 mi
- Cherryville Historical Society: 9.6 mi
- C Grier Beam Truck Museum: 9.7 mi
- Gaston County Museum: 11.7 mi
- Catawba County Historical Museum: 13.2 mi
- Tryon Resolves: 10.1 mi
- Rhodes Drive: 11.7 mi
- Private George Rabb Confederate Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 13.2 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Pharr Yarns - Spencer Mountain Wetland: 13.7 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 16.0 mi
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 18.6 mi
- Martin Luther: 18.9 mi
- "Shuffletown Hand": 20.6 mi
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 22.9 mi
- High Shoals: 6.0 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Little River Falls: 22.9 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 23.1 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 13.8 mi
- Queens Landing: 20.2 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 22.6 mi
- Caboose: 23.5 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 23.7 mi
- Two Rivers Utilities Educational Garden: 14.9 mi
- Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor: 19.0 mi
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 23.8 mi
- Private Garden: 24.2 mi
- Observation Deck: 15.6 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 18.8 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 19.1 mi
- SHOAL: 16.2 mi
- SHOAL: 16.5 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lincoln County Museum of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benn Knob | WNW 286° | 882 m | 23.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 287° | 818 m | 24.7 mi |
| Painter Knob | WNW 286° | 807 m | 23.2 mi |
| Dogwood Stamp Mountain | WNW 289° | 771 m | 22.8 mi |
| Printers Knob | WNW 284° | 698 m | 23.5 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | WNW 294° | 695 m | 23.8 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 287° | 677 m | 21.9 mi |
| Simms Hill | WNW 297° | 637 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:37 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6318770145
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 19 mi
- Cornelius · 22 mi
- Davidson · 23 mi
- Huntersville · 23 mi
- Mooresville · 26 mi
- Charlotte · 29 mi
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