- Elevation, modelled
- 100 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain203 m · 22.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway23.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7647, -78.6557
Sunflower Power Poles is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 100 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- stainless_steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunflower Power Poles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | WNW 284° | 203 m | 22.8 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 281° | 183 m | 23.0 mi |
| Red Hill | W 270° | 183 m | 24.9 mi |
| Adam Mountain | N 1° | 145 m | 12.9 mi |
| High Hill | WNW 288° | 144 m | 22.6 mi |
| Green Hill | NNE 23° | 136 m | 10.8 mi |
- 23.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 25.4 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Football Road
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Sunflower Power Poles: 0.1 mi
- Sunflower Power Poles: 0.2 mi
- Sunflower Power Poles: 0.2 mi
- Get Well Soon: 0.4 mi
- Daddy Bird Eye: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Gipson Play Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Dorothea Dix Park: 0.4 mi
- Big Field: 0.5 mi
- Caraleigh Mini-Park: 0.6 mi
- Lenoir Street Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 50
- Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 1.5 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 1.8 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 37
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 3.3 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 4.6 mi
- Lake Wheeler: 5.8 mi
- Lake Benson: 6.7 mi
- Lake Johnson: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
- North Carolina Fallen Firefighters: 1.2 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Nancy: 1.4 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 29
- Sunflower Field: 0.6 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 1.5 mi
- SOL Garden: 2.0 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 9.7 mi
Museums: 29
Picnic sites: 9
- Fountain Terrace: 1.2 mi
- Blount Room: 1.4 mi
- Hargett Room: 1.5 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 3.4 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 8
- Crosswinds Beach: 19.1 mi
- White Oak Beach: 20.2 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 20.7 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 21.1 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 21.4 mi
Peaks: 6
- Green Hill: 10.8 mi
- Adam Mountain: 12.9 mi
- High Hill: 22.6 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Boothe Hill: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- ledge off to drainage area: 13.7 mi
- Hollow Rock: 24.6 mi
- Raven Rock: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Little River Falls: 17.5 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 24.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 25.0 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 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh 4 SW, 3 mi away.
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