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Duke Homestead State Historic Site

Duke Homestead State Historic Site from directly overhead

Duke Homestead State Historic Site is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates36.03583, -78.92125

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Belmont Dragon: 0.7 mi
  • Sundial: 1.2 mi
  • Globe Sculpture: 1.2 mi
  • Pyramid Sculpture: 1.3 mi
  • B.N. Duke: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Belmont Park: 0.7 mi
  • Westover Park: 0.8 mi
  • Whipporwill Park: 0.9 mi
  • Indian Trail Park: 1.0 mi
  • Rock Quarry Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Duke Homestead: 0.1 mi
  • Maiasaurus: 1.3 mi
  • Alamosaurus: 1.3 mi
  • Stygimoloch: 1.3 mi
  • Leptoceratops: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Historic sites: 40
  • Veteran's Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Turtle: 2.7 mi
  • Cardinal: 2.7 mi
  • Major the bull: 2.9 mi
  • Durham Pump Station: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 33
  • Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Burch Ave Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Grace Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Wild Hearts Garden & Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Huckleberry Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Couch Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Poplar Ridge: 8.8 mi
  • Nunn Mountain: 9.1 mi
Museums: 25
Beaches: 9
  • Bobbit's Hole: 3.8 mi
  • Crosswinds Beach: 20.6 mi
  • White Oak Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Parker's Creek Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Poplar Point Beach: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 13.7 mi
  • Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 13.7 mi
  • Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 19.5 mi
  • White Oak Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ye Olde Valley Spring: 2.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Duke Homestead State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Occoneechee MountainW 279°261 m11.3 mi
Glenns MountainN 4°244 m15.6 mi
Red MountainN 1°243 m14.1 mi
Pickards MountainWSW 250°237 m14.2 mi
Brown Elfin KnobW 280°234 m10.9 mi
Bald MountainWSW 249°232 m11.5 mi
Terrells MountainSW 230°232 m18.1 mi
Scarlett HillW 265°228 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice06:0019:5820:37
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2316:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787670594942
Precip in4.02.94.53.73.85.24.25.24.73.43.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 2 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/32933570

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