- Elevation, modelled
- 274 m
- Tallest summit within 16.2 miles
- Benn Knob882 m · 11.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- South Mountain Scenery4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 35.4200, -81.5541
Piedmont Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 274 m. Benn Knob stands 882 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Piedmont Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benn Knob | NNW 329° | 882 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 326° | 874 m | 15.8 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNW 326° | 870 m | 15.3 mi |
| High Peak | NW 323° | 829 m | 16.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 328° | 818 m | 12.7 mi |
| Painter Knob | NNW 331° | 807 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bumgarther Mountain | NNW 327° | 799 m | 14.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 321° | 792 m | 13.7 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.3 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 22.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayNational
- 24.3 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 4.3 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 4.4 mi
- Hanna Park: 6.9 mi
- Casar Park: 7.4 mi
- Jefferson Park: 8.3 mi
Peaks
- Little Knob: 8.8 mi
- Carpenter Knob: 8.9 mi
- Old Sheep Knob: 9.0 mi
- Buffalo Knob: 9.6 mi
- Jack Moore Mountain: 9.8 mi
Museums: 23
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- Earl Scruggs Center: 8.9 mi
- Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce: 9.0 mi
- C Grier Beam Truck Museum: 10.2 mi
- Cherryville Historical Society: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 9.3 mi
- Tryon Resolves: 14.3 mi
- Hoover Monument: 21.5 mi
- Major William Chronicle / Captain John Mattocks / William Rabb / John Boyd: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Beautimos Falls: 12.7 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 12.9 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 12.9 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 13.4 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 8
- Shelby Corn Maze: 11.2 mi
- Caboose: 16.4 mi
- Peachoid: 23.6 mi
- Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery: 24.3 mi
- Truck: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
- The Other Side Of The River: 20.7 mi
- Blacksburg: 20.8 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Fox Den: 24.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Observation Deck: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby 2 NW, 8 mi away.
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