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Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve

Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve from directly overhead

Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Benn Knob stands 882 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 14 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates35.44122, -81.26035

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Betty G. Ross Park: 1.3 mi
  • Battle of Ramsour's Mill: 2.5 mi
  • City Park: 2.9 mi
  • Highland Drive Park: 4.0 mi
  • High Shoals Park Ii: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 42
Museums: 28
Historic sites: 28
Artworks: 14
  • Russel McConnel Memorial: 14.2 mi
  • "Shuffletown Hand": 19.9 mi
  • Historic Beginnings: 20.6 mi
  • Martin Luther: 21.0 mi
  • Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Waterfalls: 7
  • High Shoals: 4.5 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Little River Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Balls Creek Campground: 15.9 mi
  • Queens Landing: 21.7 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II: 22.5 mi
  • Caboose: 23.7 mi
  • Lake Hickory Attractions: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • SHOAL: 17.0 mi
  • SHOAL: 17.4 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 20.2 mi
  • South Point Beach: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Observation Deck: 17.2 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 21.0 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benn KnobWNW 291°882 m24.1 mi
Painter KnobWNW 291°807 m23.5 mi
Dogwood Stamp MountainWNW 295°771 m23.3 mi
Printers KnobWNW 290°698 m23.7 mi
Chestnut KnobWNW 299°695 m24.4 mi
High RockWNW 293°677 m22.2 mi
Simms HillWNW 302°637 m24.8 mi
Smith MountainNW 321°635 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:1120:0620:44
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3116:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606775787771605043
Precip in3.93.54.54.34.24.34.14.94.23.83.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincolnton 4 W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33178119

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