Robert L. Smith Regional Park
Robert L. Smith Regional Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is West Mecklenburg Neighborhood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 19 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 23.9 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 29.3 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- West Mecklenburg Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Forest Pawtuckett Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Eagles Landing Neighborhood Park : 1.7 mi
- Airport Overlook: 2.4 mi
- Tuckaseegee Park: 2.6 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 2.3 mi
- Coal car: 7.3 mi
- METALmorphosis: 7.4 mi
- Gainseville Midland: 7.6 mi
- Graffiti Park: 7.7 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 2.6 mi
- Ascendus: 3.1 mi
- "Shuffletown Hand": 4.2 mi
- Westside Unity: 4.3 mi
- Reflections of Community: 4.5 mi
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial: 3.6 mi
- River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock: 3.8 mi
- Morris Field: 4.0 mi
- Camp Greene Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Our Children's Memorial Walkway: 5.6 mi
- The James C. Dowd House: 4.5 mi
- Mount Holly Historical Society Museum: 4.5 mi
- Millican Pictorial History Museum: 4.9 mi
- Mint Museum Uptown: 6.2 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 6.3 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Iswa Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Shuffletown Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Catawba Wildflower Glen: 5.3 mi
- Rozzelles Ferry Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Courtyard: 5.8 mi
- Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Avondale Giving Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Capps Hill: 5.3 mi
- Berry Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Jackson Knob: 12.9 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 14.0 mi
- South Point Beach: 7.7 mi
- Sailing Beach: 11.8 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 14.6 mi
- SHOAL: 16.3 mi
- SHOAL: 17.3 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 9.6 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- High Shoals: 17.1 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robert L. Smith Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | W 261° | 520 m | 20.7 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | NNW 340° | 471 m | 22.8 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | W 265° | 458 m | 18.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 344° | 409 m | 23.7 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 287° | 375 m | 9.6 mi |
| Henry Knob | WSW 244° | 344 m | 20.2 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WSW 254° | 328 m | 12.9 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NW 322° | 325 m | 14.9 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 | 20:05 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal93 obs
- Cedar Waxwing45 obs
- Carolina Chickadee40 obs
- Carolina Wren36 obs
- Tufted Titmouse33 obs
- American Goldfinch28 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel27 obs
- House Finch27 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/511478497
Day trips start here
- Charlotte · 6 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 6 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 6 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 7 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 7 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 8 mi
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