- Elevation, modelled
- 191 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kings Pinnacle520 m · 15.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Crowders Mountain Drive13.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2460, -81.0509
Rocky Branch Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 191 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Reid Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 13 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Branch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | W 260° | 520 m | 15.0 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | N 354° | 471 m | 22.3 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | W 266° | 458 m | 12.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 358° | 409 m | 23.6 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | NW 314° | 375 m | 5.1 mi |
| Henry Knob | WSW 238° | 344 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WSW 248° | 328 m | 7.3 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NNW 344° | 325 m | 13.1 mi |
- 13.3 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 29.5 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Reid Park: 0.3 mi
- Belmont Central Park: 0.4 mi
- Davis Park: 0.5 mi
- Stowe Park: 0.7 mi
- Goat Island Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- F-4 Phantom II: 5.2 mi
- METALmorphosis: 8.8 mi
- Hurler: 11.4 mi
- Fury 325: 11.5 mi
- Carolina Cyclone: 11.5 mi
Artworks
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 6.3 mi
- Ascendus: 7.4 mi
- Thánh Giuse: 7.7 mi
- "Shuffletown Hand": 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
- River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock: 5.9 mi
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Morris Field: 7.6 mi
- Rhodes Drive: 9.0 mi
- Jane Parks McDowell Marker: 9.5 mi
Museums: 35
- Millican Pictorial History Museum: 0.8 mi
- Mount Holly Historical Society Museum: 4.0 mi
- Schiele Museum: 6.1 mi
- American Military Museum: 7.5 mi
- Gaston County Museum: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Iswa Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Pharr Yarns - Spencer Mountain Wetland: 5.7 mi
- Catawba Wildflower Glen: 7.2 mi
- Shuffletown Prairie Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 28
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 5.5 mi
- Two Rivers Utilities Educational Garden: 7.7 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Courtyard: 11.0 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 17
- Berry Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Jackson Knob: 7.3 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Capps Hill: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 5
- South Point Beach: 6.6 mi
- Sailing Beach: 9.7 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 17.3 mi
- SHOAL: 17.7 mi
- SHOAL: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Long Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- High Shoals: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Carowinds Grove: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gastonia, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/South End · 11 mi
- Charlotte · 12 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 12 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 12 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 12 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 13 mi
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