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Transitional Peace

Transitional Peace from directly overhead

Transitional Peace is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Bullhead Mountain stands 1,171 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates36.25634, -80.86423

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Elkin Municipal Park: 0.5 mi
  • Elkin Municipal Park: 0.6 mi
  • Crater Park: 1.3 mi
  • Chatham Park: 1.7 mi
  • Chatham Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Star Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Arnold Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Horde Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Rock House Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Hemric Mountain: 6.4 mi
Museums: 13
  • Richard Gwyn Museum: 1.0 mi
  • The History Center: 1.5 mi
  • Tractor Brown's Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Wilkes Heritage Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Thunder Road Museum: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Carter Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Stone Mountain Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Middle Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Barefoot Beach: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 13.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Transitional Peace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bullhead MountainNW 320°1,171 m17.4 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 348°1,004 m17.3 mi
Rich Hill MountainNNW 337°975 m15.4 mi
Bryants KnobNW 325°955 m11.4 mi
Little MountainNNW 333°955 m12.3 mi
Rich MountainNW 318°948 m15.4 mi
Ellis KnollNW 317°845 m14.6 mi
Stony KnobNW 320°818 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:0720:0720:45
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3216:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846556472767569574639
Precip in4.03.03.94.44.54.65.04.64.33.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkin, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/746444136

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