- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kings Pinnacle520 m · 13.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Crowders Mountain Drive12.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2359, -81.0717
Town Center is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 179 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Island Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 12 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | W 262° | 520 m | 13.7 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | N 357° | 471 m | 22.9 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | W 269° | 458 m | 11.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 0° | 409 m | 24.2 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | NNW 330° | 375 m | 4.9 mi |
| Henry Knob | WSW 238° | 344 m | 13.5 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WSW 250° | 328 m | 6.0 mi |
| Reese Mountain | N 350° | 325 m | 13.5 mi |
- 12.1 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 29.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Goat Island Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
- C.B. Huss Recreation Complex: 0.4 mi
- Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Belmont Central Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 7.3 mi
- Thánh Giuse: 8.1 mi
- Ascendus: 8.5 mi
- Flash: 9.1 mi
Attractions
- F-4 Phantom II: 6.2 mi
- METALmorphosis: 9.1 mi
- Hurler: 11.6 mi
- Fury 325: 11.6 mi
- Carolina Cyclone: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
- River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock: 7.2 mi
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Rhodes Drive: 8.4 mi
- Morris Field: 8.4 mi
- Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212: 10.0 mi
Museums: 35
- Millican Pictorial History Museum: 2.1 mi
- Schiele Museum: 5.0 mi
- Mount Holly Historical Society Museum: 5.2 mi
- American Military Museum: 6.5 mi
- Gaston County Museum: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Iswa Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Pharr Yarns - Spencer Mountain Wetland: 5.7 mi
- Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Catawba Wildflower Glen: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 28
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 4.8 mi
- Two Rivers Utilities Educational Garden: 6.7 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Courtyard: 12.1 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 17
- Berry Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Jackson Knob: 6.0 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- South Point Beach: 6.5 mi
- Sailing Beach: 9.1 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 18.4 mi
- SHOAL: 18.8 mi
- SHOAL: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Long Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- High Shoals: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.8 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Carowinds Grove: 11.8 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.
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