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Belk Scout Camp

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Belk Scout Camp is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Capps Hill stands 244 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rob Wallace Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 12 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Boy Scouts of America

How to reach it

Coordinates35.20590, -80.54655

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rob Wallace Park: 2.6 mi
  • Mint Hill Founders Park: 3.4 mi
  • Mint Hill Athletic Association: 3.5 mi
  • Fairview Park: 4.9 mi
  • Mint Hill Veterans Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
Attractions
  • Carl J. McEwen Historic Village: 6.3 mi
  • Pharr Millhouse Historic Site: 9.4 mi
  • Hodges Family Farm: 10.1 mi
  • Reedy Creek Nature Center: 10.5 mi
  • zMAX Dragway: 13.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 28
  • Stevens Creek Nature Center: 6.9 mi
  • Charlotte Museum of History: 12.6 mi
  • Oakboro Railroad Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Morrison Motor Car Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Hendick Motorsports Museum and Team Shop: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 26
Nature reserves: 21
  • Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
  • Stevens Creek Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Pharr Family Preserve: 7.5 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
  • Providence Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Capps HillWNW 289°244 m19.2 mi
Red HillSSW 211°228 m11.2 mi
Polk MountainSE 133°205 m11.5 mi
Rebel HillESE 121°185 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:34
June solstice06:0920:0320:41
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:2816:3517:14

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/996961982

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