- Elevation, modelled
- 249 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shepherd Mountain356 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Football Road2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0762, -79.7873
Metaphor is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 249 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Youth Park Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Football Road passes 2.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Metaphor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSW 203° | 356 m | 24.0 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | SSW 194° | 350 m | 23.1 mi |
| Daves Mountain | S 186° | 332 m | 24.3 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | S 188° | 331 m | 23.6 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | S 182° | 311 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cane Creek Mountains | ESE 114° | 301 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hedrick Mountain | S 184° | 294 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | ENE 61° | 286 m | 23.8 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Football Road
- 11.6 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Youth Park Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Mary Lynn Richardson Park: 0.0 mi
- Lebauer Park: 0.1 mi
- Liberation Lane: 0.1 mi
- Center City Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Confederate Hospital: 0.1 mi
- Sit-ins: 0.3 mi
- Mount Helca Mill: 0.3 mi
- Greensboro Law School: 0.3 mi
- The Genesis Monument: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 46
- Where We Met: 0.1 mi
- Chief Justice Henry Frye and Shirley Frye: 0.2 mi
- Modern Love: Celebrating Greensboro’s African American Modernist Architects: 0.3 mi
- Daydreamers At Play: 0.3 mi
- Vigilance: 0.4 mi
Museums: 21
- Greensboro History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum: 0.4 mi
- Blandwood Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Weatherspoon Art Museum: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 9
- Cane Creek Mountains: 21.6 mi
- Caraway Mountain: 23.1 mi
- Back Creek Mountain: 23.6 mi
- Bass Mountain: 23.7 mi
- Stony Creek Mountain: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 6
- Duneleith Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 0.7 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 1.0 mi
- UNCG Garden: 1.1 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 2.8 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 13.9 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Restored Caboose: 19.7 mi
- The Big Chair: 21.2 mi
- Railcar: 21.3 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 23.5 mi
- Faith Rock: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Shelter #4: 20.1 mi
- Shelter #2: 20.1 mi
- Shelter #1: 20.1 mi
- Shelter #3: 20.2 mi
- Observation Platform: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
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