- Elevation, modelled
- 157 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountains301 m · 20.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0734, -79.0991
River Park Arch is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 157 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Billy Strayhorn, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway runs past it. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 2022
- Material
- wood
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Park Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Mountains | WSW 245° | 301 m | 20.8 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | NW 304° | 286 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bass Mountain | WSW 242° | 275 m | 18.8 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | WSW 237° | 261 m | 1.5 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | NE 40° | 244 m | 17.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 42° | 243 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | SSW 204° | 237 m | 8.3 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | SW 231° | 234 m | 1.1 mi |
- On the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 2.7 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 9.4 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Football Road
Overlooks nearby
- Trading Path View · 1 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 1 mi
- #12 Racecar · 1 mi
- #44 Racecar · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- River Park: 0.1 mi
- Occaneechi Village Replica Site: 0.1 mi
- Mayo Park: 0.1 mi
- Turnip Patch Park: 0.5 mi
- Hillsborough Heights Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 40
- Bennett Place: 7.6 mi
- Buffaloe Lanes Mebane: 9.4 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 10.0 mi
- Duke Homestead State Historic Site: 10.3 mi
- Duke Homestead: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Duke Forest Edeburn Division: 2.9 mi
- Panther Branch Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Steep Bottom: 4.1 mi
- Confluence Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Orange County Parks Operations Base: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 34
- Brown Elfin Knob: 1.1 mi
- Occoneechee Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Poplar Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Scarlett Hill: 3.4 mi
- Currie Hill: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Billy Strayhorn: 0.1 mi
- Edmund Fanning: 0.1 mi
- Regulators Hanged: 0.1 mi
- The Society of the Cincinnati Monument: 0.3 mi
- Regulator Monument: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 23
- Hillsborough Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- HOPE Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Anathoth Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Winmore Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 23
- Belmont Dragon: 10.1 mi
- Plaid Cow: 10.1 mi
- James B. Duke: 10.2 mi
- Pyramid Sculpture: 10.6 mi
- Sundial: 10.6 mi
Museums: 20
- Orange County Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Mebane Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum: 10.3 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 10.6 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 13.7 mi
- Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 13.7 mi
- Shelter #3: 20.0 mi
- Shelter #2: 20.0 mi
- Shelter #4: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Bobbit's Hole: 6.4 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 23.0 mi
- White Oak Beach: 23.5 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 23.5 mi
- Haw river beach: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 1.5 mi
- Kodak Rock: 6.5 mi
- Hollow Rock: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cedar Falls: 8.9 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Alamance County Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 7.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 10 mi
- Research Triangle · 22 mi
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