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Balancing Act

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Elevation, modelled
283 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Moores Knob783 m · 20.8 mi
Nearest byway
Hanging Rock Scenic Byway16.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
36.0980, -80.2458
Balancing Act from directly overhead

Balancing Act is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 283 m. Moores Knob stands 783 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Merschel Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Material
stainless steel

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moores KnobN 354°783 m20.8 mi
Pilot MountainNW 323°735 m21.0 mi
Cooks Wall MountainN 353°707 m19.6 mi
Sauratown MountainNNW 340°683 m20.4 mi
Hanging RockN 358°641 m20.6 mi
Cole Gap MountainN 357°616 m20.0 mi
Ruben MountainN 350°547 m20.3 mi
Flat Shoal MountainN 4°490 m19.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 30
Peaks: 13
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0520:0420:42
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:2916:3117:11

Local time (America/New_York).

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