President James K. Polk State Historic Site
President James K. Polk State Historic Site is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pineville Lake Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 24 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 27.7 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Pineville Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Marsh Park: 0.7 mi
- Jack D. Hughes Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Mountains Park: 1.7 mi
- Mountains Park: 1.8 mi
- STEM: 0.7 mi
- Crown of Life: 1.8 mi
- Bugle Boy: 1.9 mi
- The Raven: 1.9 mi
- The Bulls: 2.0 mi
- Arch: 2.4 mi
- Arch: 2.5 mi
- Arch: 2.5 mi
- Arch: 2.5 mi
- Big Rock: 3.3 mi
- Knights Stadium: 4.4 mi
- Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212: 5.8 mi
- Jane Parks McDowell Marker: 5.9 mi
- Catawba Indian Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Fort Mill Confederate Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Fort Mill History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 7.9 mi
- Mint Museum Randolph: 9.1 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 10.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 10.1 mi
- Big Rock Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Anne Springs Close Greenway: 4.4 mi
- Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Providence Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Good Shepherd Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Lower School Garden: 6.2 mi
- Anna'a Garden: 6.2 mi
- Wing Haven: 7.4 mi
- Avondale Giving Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Red Hill: 13.3 mi
- Capps Hill: 15.0 mi
- Berry Mountain: 15.3 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 3.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 3.6 mi
- South Point Beach: 9.0 mi
- Sailing Beach: 9.5 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 3.6 mi
- Fudges: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of President James K. Polk State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowders Mountain | WNW 296° | 458 m | 24.6 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | NW 319° | 375 m | 20.0 mi |
| Henry Knob | W 279° | 344 m | 22.4 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WNW 299° | 328 m | 18.5 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | W 269° | 299 m | 12.4 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NW 313° | 281 m | 15.3 mi |
| Kings Mountain Church | W 264° | 246 m | 21.6 mi |
| Capps Hill | N 3° | 244 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 11 mi away.
- Green Anole34 obs
- Pond Slider26 obs
- White-tailed Deer24 obs
- Great Blue Heron23 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake22 obs
- Fowler's Toad22 obs
- Green Treefrog20 obs
- Common Snapping Turtle19 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/38619651
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Cotswold · 8 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 9 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 9 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 9 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 10 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 10 mi
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