- Elevation, modelled
- 144 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blackwood Mountain224 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway19.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7985, -78.7046
Companions is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 144 m. Blackwood Mountain stands 224 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog's Head, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 20 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Companions. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood Mountain | WNW 301° | 224 m | 24.9 mi |
| Edwards Mountain | W 280° | 203 m | 19.7 mi |
| Couch Mountain | NW 313° | 193 m | 22.7 mi |
| Nunn Mountain | WNW 299° | 188 m | 22.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 295° | 186 m | 24.6 mi |
| McCauley Mount | WNW 286° | 185 m | 23.3 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 276° | 183 m | 19.9 mi |
| Red Hill | W 264° | 183 m | 22.3 mi |
- 19.8 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 22.2 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Football Road
- 26.5 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 28 mi
- #12 Racecar · 28 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 28 mi
- Trading Path View · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Dog's Head: 0.1 mi
- Hannah: 0.1 mi
- Cyrano L. Catte, II Monument: 0.1 mi
- Wind Machine: 0.5 mi
- Musical Swings: 0.6 mi
Parks
- JC Raulston Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- Method Park: 0.7 mi
- Meredith College Greenway: 0.8 mi
- Meredith College Greenway: 0.9 mi
- Spangler Garden: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 52
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 2.6 mi
- Carousel: 2.6 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 4.7 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 5.2 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 51
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 1.1 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 1.6 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 6.4 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 6.6 mi
- Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Nancy: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 2.5 mi
- Lassiter Mill: 3.6 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 3.7 mi
- North Carolina Fallen Firefighters: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 33
- SOL Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 2.6 mi
- Sunflower Field: 3.1 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 4.1 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 6.9 mi
Museums: 27
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- East Building: 0.8 mi
- West Building: 0.9 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 0.9 mi
- CAM Raleigh: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 17
- Green Hill: 10.3 mi
- Adam Mountain: 11.0 mi
- High Hill: 19.3 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 19.7 mi
- Boothe Hill: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Fountain Terrace: 2.6 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 2.7 mi
- Blount Room: 4.1 mi
- Hargett Room: 4.1 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 9
- Crosswinds Beach: 16.7 mi
- White Oak Beach: 17.9 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 18.5 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 19.1 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Little River Falls: 19.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 21.4 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 22.7 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- ledge off to drainage area: 13.6 mi
- Hollow Rock: 21.1 mi
- Kodak Rock: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 4 mi
- Research Triangle · 7 mi
- Chapel Hill · 21 mi
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