Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve
Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas M. Winget Regional Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 17 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomas M. Winget Regional Park: 0.4 mi
- Withers Creek Access Area: 1.0 mi
- North Carolina State Wildlife Landing: 1.2 mi
- South Point Beach Park: 1.8 mi
- Copperhead Island: 2.0 mi
- Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church: 2.7 mi
- Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212: 4.8 mi
- Jane Parks McDowell Marker: 5.2 mi
- Knights Stadium: 6.2 mi
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial: 6.2 mi
- METALmorphosis: 3.5 mi
- Tidal Wave Bay: 3.9 mi
- Hurler: 3.9 mi
- Storm Surge: 4.0 mi
- Carolina Cyclone: 4.0 mi
- Flash: 3.6 mi
- Canopy: 3.6 mi
- Levitation: 3.6 mi
- Thánh Giuse: 3.8 mi
- Maersk Anchor: 5.0 mi
- Millican Pictorial History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Museum of York County: 8.9 mi
- Fort Mill History Museum: 9.1 mi
- The James C. Dowd House: 9.6 mi
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 10.0 mi
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 3.9 mi
- Avondale Giving Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Wing Haven: 9.9 mi
- Courtyard: 10.5 mi
- McDowell Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Iswa Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Anne Springs Close Greenway: 9.0 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Berry Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Jackson Knob: 10.7 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 13.0 mi
- South Point Beach: 1.8 mi
- Sailing Beach: 2.9 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 23.8 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- High Shoals: 21.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 5.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 5.1 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 4.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | WNW 287° | 520 m | 18.1 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | WNW 295° | 458 m | 16.8 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | NNW 332° | 375 m | 13.0 mi |
| Henry Knob | W 270° | 344 m | 15.2 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WNW 299° | 328 m | 10.7 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NNW 344° | 325 m | 21.4 mi |
| Browns Mountain | W 270° | 315 m | 22.5 mi |
| Joes Mountain | W 271° | 312 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1110096063
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 10 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 10 mi
- Charlotte · 11 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 11 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 11 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 11 mi
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