- Elevation, modelled
- 271 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kings Pinnacle520 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Crowders Mountain Drive2.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2843, -81.2827
Founders Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 271 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 2.8 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Founders Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | SSW 198° | 520 m | 5.5 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | NNE 29° | 471 m | 22.3 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | NW 325° | 459 m | 22.7 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | S 174° | 458 m | 3.6 mi |
| Carpenter Knob | NW 322° | 456 m | 23.0 mi |
| Lynn Mountain | NNW 337° | 424 m | 23.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 30° | 409 m | 24.1 mi |
| Little Knob | NW 323° | 407 m | 22.7 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 17.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 25.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Central Park: 0.1 mi
- Uptown Park: 0.1 mi
- Bessemer City Park: 0.4 mi
- Kevin Millwood Park: 0.4 mi
- Indian Spring Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 44
- F-4 Phantom II: 18.6 mi
- METALmorphosis: 21.0 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 22.1 mi
- Hurler: 22.8 mi
- Tidal Wave Bay: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 41
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Blacksburg: 17.3 mi
- The Other Side Of The River: 17.3 mi
- "Shuffletown Hand": 19.4 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 19.6 mi
Peaks: 30
- Gamble Hill: 2.2 mi
- Crowders Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Kings Pinnacle: 5.5 mi
- Jackson Knob: 8.3 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 24
- Kings Mountain Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- American Military Museum: 5.9 mi
- Gaston County Museum: 6.3 mi
- Schiele Museum: 7.3 mi
- Cherryville Railroad Museum: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Gardens: 5
- Two Rivers Utilities Educational Garden: 5.7 mi
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 15.0 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Courtyard: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 5
- South Point Beach: 17.7 mi
- Sailing Beach: 18.1 mi
- SHOAL: 23.0 mi
- SHOAL: 23.7 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Long Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- High Shoals: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Carowinds Grove: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/South End · 24 mi
- Charlotte · 25 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 25 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 25 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 26 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 26 mi
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