Solar Pointe Picnic Area
Solar Pointe Picnic Area is a picnic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is North America Porcupine, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Birkhead Wilderness Route passes 5.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NC Zoo
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
- 5.6 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 6.0 mi off the Pottery Road
- 13.1 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
Overlooks nearby
- Jumping Off Rock · 14 mi
- Scenic Lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Purgatory Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Harveys Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cox Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pond Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Common Park: 4.7 mi
- H. Clay Presnell Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Hammer Park: 5.3 mi
- Asheboro Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Loflin Park: 5.9 mi
- North America Porcupine: 0.2 mi
- Seals: 0.3 mi
- Alligators: 0.3 mi
- Arctic Sea Birds: 0.3 mi
- Alligators: 0.3 mi
- North Carolina Pottery Center: 5.9 mi
- North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame: 7.4 mi
- Ramseur Community Museum: 9.6 mi
- The Richard Petty Museum: 18.3 mi
- Patterson Cottage Museum: 18.9 mi
- Uwharrie Game Land - Birkhead Tract: 7.3 mi
- Pisgah Covered Bridge And Natural Area: 9.3 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Uwharrie Game Land: 12.7 mi
- Uwharrie Game Land: 13.5 mi
- Enterprise Cotton Mill: 8.5 mi
- Joe Moffitt Memorial: 13.4 mi
- American Veterans Post 240: 19.5 mi
- Mill Stones from Old Meters Mill: 19.5 mi
- Ben Lowder Homesite: 23.7 mi
- Hippo Beach Rental Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Oak Hill Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Honey Bee Statue: 0.5 mi
- Rutting Elk: 6.0 mi
- Guardian of the City: 25.0 mi
- Randolph County I-73/I-74 Northbound Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Twin Spring: 12.5 mi
- Uwharrie Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Solar Pointe Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | NW 310° | 356 m | 13.7 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | WNW 293° | 352 m | 22.4 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | NW 321° | 350 m | 11.0 mi |
| Grist Mountain | W 274° | 334 m | 21.6 mi |
| Daves Mountain | NNW 333° | 332 m | 7.7 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | NNW 329° | 331 m | 8.8 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | WNW 284° | 314 m | 16.9 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | NNW 342° | 311 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:01 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:31 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheboro 2 W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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