Carmel Road Park
Carmel Road Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Olde Providence Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 22 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 27.5 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Olde Providence Park: 1.7 mi
- Ziegler Park: 1.7 mi
- Chalyce Park: 1.9 mi
- Symphony Park: 2.1 mi
- James Boyce Park: 2.4 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 3.0 mi
- Gainseville Midland: 4.5 mi
- Big Rock: 5.2 mi
- Arch: 6.0 mi
- Arch: 6.0 mi
- Rex: 3.3 mi
- Fire Station #39 Gate: 3.3 mi
- Open Book, Open Mind: 3.3 mi
- Fire Bird: 3.3 mi
- Grandifloria: 3.5 mi
- Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill: 3.1 mi
- Rosati Sculpture: 4.0 mi
- Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque: 4.1 mi
- Lucas Family Gristmill Site: 4.6 mi
- Stumptown Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 4.2 mi
- Mint Museum Randolph: 4.4 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 6.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 6.5 mi
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture: 6.5 mi
- Good Shepherd Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Wing Haven: 3.6 mi
- Lower School Garden: 4.2 mi
- Anna'a Garden: 4.2 mi
- Matthews Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Providence Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
- Big Rock Nature Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Red Hill: 10.2 mi
- Capps Hill: 11.6 mi
- Berry Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 16.9 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 17.2 mi
- South Point Beach: 11.6 mi
- Sailing Beach: 13.7 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 23.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 6.2 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 7.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carmel Road Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 303° | 375 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WNW 284° | 328 m | 21.1 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | WSW 256° | 299 m | 17.2 mi |
| Berry Mountain | WNW 293° | 281 m | 16.8 mi |
| Capps Hill | NNW 343° | 244 m | 11.6 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 118° | 228 m | 10.2 mi |
| Barnett Mountain | W 261° | 227 m | 16.9 mi |
| Polk Mountain | E 97° | 205 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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, 10 mi away.
- Green Anole40 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk27 obs
- Central Ratsnake19 obs
- White-tailed Deer16 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee16 obs
- Carolina Wren15 obs
- Northern Cardinal14 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail14 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/38619400
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Cotswold · 3 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 4 mi
- Charlotte/East Charlotte · 5 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 6 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 6 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 6 mi
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