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#12 Racecar

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#12 Racecar — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

The #12 Racecar overlook sits at 499 feet along the Colonial Heritage Byway, with terrain dropping 8 feet over the next 600 meters. Poplar Ridge rises to the southeast at 727 feet, about 0.7 miles away. Durham lies 11.4 miles to the east-southeast, with Cary 26.0 miles southeast and Raleigh 32.0 miles southeast. Sunrise and sunset times shift across the year, from a 06:00 sunrise at the June solstice to a 07:24 sunrise at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 20:37 in June to 17:06 in December. The equinox sunrises fall near 07:00–07:21, with sunsets close to 19:15–19:28. This lookout is positioned between Trading Path View, the previous stop, and Historic Grandstand, the next one along the byway.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
499 ft
Relief
8 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
New Bridge River Walk Hillsborough NC 103519
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New Bridge River Walk Hillsborough NC 103511
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Eno River State Park
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Occoneechee Speedway
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Occoneechee Speedway
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Occoneechee Speedway
Pamela Tandy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Poplar Ridge727 ftsoutheast · 0.7 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2119:2818:54
June solstice06:0020:3719:59
September equinox07:0519:1518:41
December solstice07:2417:0616:26

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Durham11.4 mi east-southeast
  • Cary26.0 mi southeast
  • Raleigh32.0 mi southeast
← Before it: Trading Path ViewAfter it: Historic Grandstand →
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Common questions

How high is #12 Racecar?

#12 Racecar sits at about 499 feet (152 m).

What can you see from #12 Racecar?

From #12 Racecar: Poplar Ridge (SE, 0.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to #12 Racecar?

Durham, 11 miles ESE of #12 Racecar.

What is the next lookout after #12 Racecar?

Historic Grandstand is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after #12 Racecar.

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