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The James C. Dowd House

The James C. Dowd House from directly overhead

The James C. Dowd House is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dowd House Historic Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 21 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.22528, -80.88226

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Coal car: 3.1 mi
  • Gainseville Midland: 3.2 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 3.9 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II: 4.5 mi
  • Historic Rosedale: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 55
Gardens: 28
Nature reserves: 28
  • Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
  • Berryhill Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
  • Whitehall Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 13
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 16.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 19.1 mi
  • SHOAL: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 7.4 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 10.6 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
  • High Shoals: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 9.0 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleW 267°520 m24.3 mi
Crowders MountainW 271°458 m22.2 mi
Spencer MountainWNW 291°375 m14.1 mi
Henry KnobWSW 254°344 m23.1 mi
Jackson KnobW 265°328 m16.4 mi
Reese MountainNW 317°325 m19.1 mi
Nanny MountainSW 230°299 m16.3 mi
Berry MountainW 271°281 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1020:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3717:16

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/553088169

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