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Artwork · North Carolina

While I Close My Eyes

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Elevation, modelled
357 m
Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
Stone Mountain853 m · 10.2 mi
Nearest byway
Upper Yadkin Way4.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
35.9145, -81.5404
While I Close My Eyes from directly overhead

While I Close My Eyes is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 357 m. Stone Mountain stands 853 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Corona, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 4.8 miles off.

The record
Built
2001
Material
steel
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of While I Close My Eyes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainN 355°853 m10.2 mi
Joe White MountainWNW 297°849 m11.9 mi
High EagleN 350°842 m9.1 mi
Fork MountainN 350°842 m9.1 mi
Grassy MountainN 357°806 m9.7 mi
Gill KnobNNE 14°806 m11.0 mi
Spring MountainN 359°799 m10.3 mi
Licklog MountainNNE 12°795 m10.5 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Parks
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Waterfalls
Artworks: 34
Attractions: 34
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 14
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:1120:0920:47
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3416:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

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