- Elevation, modelled
- 126 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pickards Mountain237 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway16.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8235, -78.7603
Trash Compactor is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 126 m. Pickards Mountain stands 237 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Umstead State Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trash Compactor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickards Mountain | WNW 294° | 237 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 298° | 232 m | 22.3 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | W 278° | 232 m | 23.0 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | NW 307° | 228 m | 23.3 mi |
| Blackwood Mountain | WNW 301° | 224 m | 21.3 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NW 314° | 223 m | 24.3 mi |
| Currie Hill | NW 304° | 212 m | 23.1 mi |
| Edwards Mountain | W 276° | 203 m | 16.3 mi |
- 16.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Football Road
- 19.6 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 25 mi
- #12 Racecar · 25 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 25 mi
- Trading Path View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Umstead State Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Freedom Park: 0.7 mi
- North Cary Park: 1.5 mi
- The Gregory Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Hyde Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Light Passage: 2.9 mi
- L'île Folie: 2.9 mi
- Large Spindle Piece: 3.2 mi
- Ogromna: 3.2 mi
- Rodin Garden: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 2.6 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 4.7 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 5.1 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 5.4 mi
- Crabtree Creek Watershed Project: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 52
- Hi-Tech Fabrication Inc: 4.2 mi
- Air Purification: 4.2 mi
- Ample Storage: 4.4 mi
- Compost Education Center: 4.7 mi
- Bond Park Challenge Course: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Camp Craggy: 1.4 mi
- Eagle Project Troop 347 2003: 1.6 mi
- Battle of Morrisville Station: 3.7 mi
- American Eagle Flights 3378 and 3379 Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Nancy: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 33
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- SOL Garden: 5.2 mi
- Carpenter Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 6.0 mi
- Sunflower Field: 6.6 mi
Museums: 29
- West Building: 3.3 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- East Building: 3.4 mi
- CAM Raleigh: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 25
- Adam Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Green Hill: 11.7 mi
- High Hill: 15.9 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 16.3 mi
- Boothe Hill: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 3.4 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 5.0 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 6.1 mi
- Blount Room: 7.6 mi
- Hargett Room: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Crosswinds Beach: 14.3 mi
- White Oak Beach: 15.4 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 16.2 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 16.7 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- ledge off to drainage area: 15.1 mi
- Hollow Rock: 17.5 mi
- Kodak Rock: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cedar Falls: 17.9 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 20.2 mi
- Little River Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 19.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Research Triangle · 4 mi
- Raleigh · 6 mi
- Chapel Hill · 17 mi
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