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Mexico-Cárdenas Museum

Mexico-Cárdenas Museum from directly overhead

Mexico-Cárdenas Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Red Hill stands 228 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Alphabet Museum at JAARS, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
3.7884 m
Elevation
180 m

What to expect

Operated by
JAARS, Inc.
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.86438, -80.74152

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Charlotte Eagles Soccer Complex: 2.8 mi
  • Waxhaw Downtown Park: 4.0 mi
  • Andrew Jackson State Park: 4.0 mi
  • Dare Steele Garden: 4.1 mi
  • David G. Barnes Children's Park: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • Spirit of Nature: 4.0 mi
  • AKHS Rock: 12.3 mi
  • YMCA Decorative Overhang: 13.3 mi
  • The Hawk: 14.9 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Big Rock: 14.5 mi
  • Arch: 14.5 mi
  • Arch: 14.5 mi
  • Arch: 14.5 mi
  • Arch: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 16
  • The Alphabet Museum at JAARS: 0.0 mi
  • Museum of the Waxhaws: 3.9 mi
  • Catawba Cultural Center: 8.5 mi
  • Lancaster Historic Courthouse: 10.1 mi
  • Lancaster & Chester Railway Depot: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Peaks: 2
  • Red Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Forty Acre Rock: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sailing Beach: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillNNE 21°228 m14.9 mi
Forty Acre RockSE 138°183 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:1120:0320:40
September equinox07:1218:4819:21
December solstice07:2816:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807872625145
Precip in3.02.83.22.92.93.73.63.83.23.02.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/25686717

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