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Alligator

Alligator from directly overhead

Alligator is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Cedder Mountain stands 308 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Greensboro Science Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Football Road passes 7.0 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates36.13066, -79.83361

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Country Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dog Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dog Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lewis Center & Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Winston Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Cavalry Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Stuart Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Regulars' Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Maryland Monument: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 50
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Mad Town Tubing: 19.0 mi
  • The Big Chair: 22.0 mi
  • Railcar: 22.1 mi
  • Restored Caboose: 22.3 mi
  • Browder Family Cemetery: 23.8 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Cedder Mountain: 21.4 mi
  • Baux Mountain: 21.6 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 23.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Mountain: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shelter #4: 23.8 mi
  • Shelter #2: 23.9 mi
  • Shelter #1: 23.9 mi
  • Shelter #3: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alligator. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedder MountainNNW 344°308 m21.4 mi
Baux MountainWNW 288°299 m21.6 mi
Stony Creek MountainENE 71°286 m24.7 mi
Piney MountainNW 306°281 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0320:0220:40
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2716:2917:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875807771605043
Precip in3.22.63.73.63.35.15.84.54.43.23.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro WTP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8502069373

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