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Tetness, the Polar Bear

Tetness, the Polar Bear from directly overhead

Tetness, the Polar Bear is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 988 m. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Transit Candy, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates36.21706, -81.68090

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jimmy Smith Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sanford Mall: 0.2 mi
  • North Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 0.4 mi
  • Arborcrest Gardens: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • New Year's Creek Cascades: 6.3 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Glen Burney Falls: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 31
  • Transit Candy: 0.0 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 0.0 mi
  • Time and Honor: 0.1 mi
  • Hephaestus: 0.2 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 1.2 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 2.3 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 3.4 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 3.5 mi
  • Round-Up: 3.6 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 0.3 mi
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 3
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Tetness, the Polar Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainN 349°1,697 m8.0 mi
Rich MountainNNW 343°1,633 m6.9 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNNE 14°1,490 m8.0 mi
Harmon KnobNNW 344°1,466 m5.1 mi
Rittle KnobN 10°1,463 m7.3 mi
Rich MountainNW 313°1,455 m1.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 345°1,407 m3.8 mi
Grassy KnobNW 316°1,403 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12964986527

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