- Elevation, modelled
- 103 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pickards Mountain237 m · 22.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway16.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7848, -78.8282
Compost Education Center is a attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled 103 m. Pickards Mountain stands 237 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bond Park Challenge Course, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Town of Cary
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Compost Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickards Mountain | NW 304° | 237 m | 22.3 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | WNW 287° | 232 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 310° | 232 m | 20.7 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | NW 318° | 228 m | 22.2 mi |
| Blackwood Mountain | NW 314° | 224 m | 19.9 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NW 325° | 223 m | 23.8 mi |
| Collins Mountain | WNW 285° | 213 m | 22.3 mi |
| Currie Hill | NW 316° | 212 m | 21.9 mi |
- 16.5 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Football Road
- 20.1 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
- 21.5 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 24 mi
- #12 Racecar · 24 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 25 mi
- Trading Path View · 25 mi
154 named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 48
- Bond Park Challenge Course: 0.1 mi
- Phillips Farms: 3.9 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 4.9 mi
- Rocket Box Bat House: 4.9 mi
- Boxyard RTP: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Battle of Morrisville Station: 2.6 mi
- American Eagle Flights 3378 and 3379 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Project Troop 347 2003: 3.4 mi
- Camp Craggy: 5.6 mi
- Nancy: 8.7 mi
Museums: 30
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 7.1 mi
- West Building: 7.2 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 7.3 mi
- East Building: 7.3 mi
- Randleigh Dairy Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 27
- High Hill: 13.1 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Boothe Hill: 13.2 mi
- Adam Mountain: 15.3 mi
- Red Hill: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 8
- Crosswinds Beach: 9.8 mi
- White Oak Beach: 10.9 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 12.2 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 12.3 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Moosejaw Falls: 15.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 16.5 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 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 · 7 mi
- Raleigh · 11 mi
- Chapel Hill · 15 mi
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