- Elevation, modelled
- 254 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kings Pinnacle520 m · 15.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Crowders Mountain Drive12.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3440, -81.0960
CommonGround is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 254 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is R.M. Thompson Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 13 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- First United Methodist Church of Stanley
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of CommonGround. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | SW 232° | 520 m | 15.4 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | N 1° | 471 m | 15.4 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | SW 233° | 458 m | 12.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 5° | 409 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hog Hill | NW 317° | 391 m | 22.1 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | SSW 199° | 375 m | 3.4 mi |
| Henry Knob | SW 214° | 344 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jackson Knob | SSW 204° | 328 m | 10.4 mi |
- 12.8 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 27.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- R.M. Thompson Park: 1.2 mi
- Stanley Park: 1.4 mi
- Harper Park: 1.7 mi
- North Belmont Park: 3.8 mi
- Ranlo Community Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Rhodes Drive: 5.6 mi
- River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock: 7.1 mi
- General Davidson Memorial Historic Site: 10.3 mi
- Tryon Resolves: 12.7 mi
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial: 12.8 mi
Artworks
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 7.1 mi
- "Shuffletown Hand": 8.9 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 12.1 mi
- Ascendus: 13.0 mi
- Reflections of Community: 14.0 mi
Attractions
- F-4 Phantom II: 11.2 mi
- Caboose: 15.1 mi
- METALmorphosis: 15.7 mi
- Coal car: 17.1 mi
- Graffiti Park: 17.3 mi
Museums: 39
- Gaston County Museum: 5.0 mi
- Mount Holly Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Schiele Museum: 7.2 mi
- American Military Museum: 7.6 mi
- Millican Pictorial History Museum: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 25
- Pharr Yarns - Spencer Mountain Wetland: 2.5 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 6.3 mi
- Catawba Wildflower Glen: 6.7 mi
- Rozzelles Ferry Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 24
- Two Rivers Utilities Educational Garden: 7.4 mi
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 12.4 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Courtyard: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 18
- Spencer Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Reese Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Berry Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Jackson Knob: 10.4 mi
- Gamble Hill: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- SHOAL: 12.7 mi
- SHOAL: 13.6 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 13.7 mi
- South Point Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sailing Beach: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- High Shoals: 7.0 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Carowinds Grove: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gastonia, 6 mi away.
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