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Dickerson Park

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Dickerson Park is a park in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 175 m. Red Hill stands 228 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Belk Tonowonda Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 27 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
175 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.98865, -80.56439

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions: 56
  • Carl J. McEwen Historic Village: 14.0 mi
  • Big Rock: 15.7 mi
  • Arch: 16.8 mi
  • Arch: 16.8 mi
  • Arch: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 42
  • Cemetary Bell: 3.7 mi
  • Memorial Flag: 3.7 mi
  • The Gate: 6.7 mi
  • Stumptown Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • North Carolina Korean War Memorial: 13.8 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 23
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 7
  • Red Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Polk Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Rebel Hill: 17.0 mi
  • Becky Hill: 19.8 mi
  • Gordon Mountain: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillNW 319°228 m7.2 mi
Polk MountainNE 53°205 m11.8 mi
Gordon MountainESE 105°202 m21.2 mi
Rebel HillENE 68°185 m17.0 mi
Forty Acre RockS 175°183 m22.2 mi
Jumping HillsSSE 147°183 m24.1 mi
Becky HillESE 112°163 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:34
June solstice06:0920:0320:40
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:2716:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551616976807873625144
Precip in3.93.34.13.73.64.64.04.94.63.73.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe 2 SE, 2 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer66 obs
  • Common Raccoon42 obs
  • Coyote27 obs
  • Great Blue Heron18 obs
  • Green Anole13 obs
  • North American River Otter12 obs
  • Red Fox12 obs
  • Virginia Opossum12 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/38619701

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