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Quest at Latta Nature Preserve

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Quest at Latta Nature Preserve is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Latta Place, a museum 1.2 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 20 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates35.35589, -80.90982

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Latta Place: 1.2 mi
  • Oak Hills Park: 1.6 mi
  • Neck Road Access Area: 1.7 mi
  • Stone Water Bay Cumminty Park: 3.0 mi
  • Shuffletown Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Caboose: 5.4 mi
  • Historic Rosedale: 9.1 mi
  • Joust Tournaments: 9.2 mi
  • Camel Rides: 9.2 mi
  • Sir Reel's Music Pavilion: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 32
Nature reserves: 31
Gardens: 28
Peaks: 13
Beaches: 5
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 7.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 10.0 mi
  • SHOAL: 10.8 mi
  • South Point Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Shoals: 16.7 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 17.5 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quest at Latta Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleWSW 246°520 m24.9 mi
Anderson MountainNW 325°471 m17.7 mi
Crowders MountainWSW 248°458 m22.4 mi
Little MountainNNW 331°409 m18.3 mi
Spencer MountainWSW 251°375 m12.3 mi
Jackson KnobSW 235°328 m18.0 mi
Reese MountainWNW 294°325 m12.5 mi
Nanny MountainSSW 209°299 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1020:0520:43
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/369607088

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