- Elevation, modelled
- 242 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob580 m · 23.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Millbridge Scenic Byway21.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6116, -81.0288
Mountain Creek Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 242 m. Bald Knob stands 580 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mountain Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NW 324° | 580 m | 23.1 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | NNW 326° | 569 m | 21.4 mi |
| Asbury Mountain | N 359° | 554 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bakers Mountain | W 279° | 535 m | 21.4 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | SW 228° | 471 m | 4.6 mi |
| Linney Mountain | NNW 341° | 469 m | 23.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | N 2° | 466 m | 24.6 mi |
| Coon Mountain | NNW 344° | 465 m | 24.2 mi |
- 21.0 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mountain Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Sherrills Ford Optimist Park: 3.6 mi
- Pinnacle Access Area: 5.1 mi
- Balls Creek Optimist: 5.2 mi
- Long Island Access Area: 5.3 mi
Museums: 23
- Memory Lane Museum: 8.1 mi
- North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame: 9.3 mi
- JR Motorsports: 9.8 mi
- Catawba County Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Newton Depot Equipment Pavilion: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 20
- Little Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Reese Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Hog Hill: 19.1 mi
- Buck Hill: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 20
- Balls Creek Campground: 4.1 mi
- Queens Landing: 5.6 mi
- Iredell County Fairgrounds: 10.5 mi
- Caboose: 17.4 mi
- Trebuchet: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 4.1 mi
- Early History: 5.2 mi
- Long Island N.C.: 5.3 mi
- Veterans Garden of Honor: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 16.2 mi
- Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: 16.6 mi
- Auten Nature Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Rural Hill Nature Preserve: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 13
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 12.9 mi
- Waves III: 12.9 mi
- You: 12.9 mi
- The Group Of 10: 12.9 mi
- Homage To Rodin: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor: 7.1 mi
- Private Garden: 15.9 mi
- Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Memory Garden: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 9.6 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 9.9 mi
- Observation Deck: 21.5 mi
- I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- SHOAL: 8.1 mi
- SHOAL: 8.9 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- High Shoals: 17.8 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catawba 5 SW, 6 mi away.
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