Piper Lights Display
Piper Lights Display is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Adam Mountain stands 145 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rolesville Community School Park, a park 2.9 miles away. North Durham Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Seasonal
- winter
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rolesville Community School Park: 2.9 mi
- Main Street Park: 3.4 mi
- Harris Creek Greenway: 4.1 mi
- River Bend Park: 4.2 mi
- Mill Bridge Nature Park: 4.3 mi
- Henry Knight’s Vision: 5.3 mi
- Wolf Head: 6.9 mi
- Gallery C: 11.7 mi
- Welcome to Raleigh Y'all: 11.8 mi
- Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation: 12.1 mi
- Lake Myra Christmas Light Show: 8.1 mi
- Storage Sense: 8.8 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 9.2 mi
- Hill Ridge Farms: 9.8 mi
- Haunted Forest At Panic Point: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Pines Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Robertson Millpond Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Durant Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Turnipseed Nature Reserve: 9.1 mi
- Williamson Preserve and Nature Trails: 10.7 mi
- Knightdale Veterans Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial of Wake Forest: 5.7 mi
- Jefferson Green Tribute: 8.1 mi
- Eiffel Tower Replica: 9.3 mi
- St. Anges Hospital: 11.2 mi
- Little House Museum and Gallery: 3.4 mi
- Wake Forest Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
- North Carolina Museum of History: 12.0 mi
- Marbles Kids Museum: 12.0 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: 12.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- St. Catherine of Siena Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Common Garden: 8.3 mi
- Performance Garden: 8.9 mi
- Walker Garden: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.7 mi
- Hargett Room: 12.0 mi
- Blount Room: 12.1 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 13.4 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 16.5 mi
- Green Hill: 7.2 mi
- Adam Mountain: 12.0 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 5.7 mi
- Little River Falls: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Piper Lights Display. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Mountain | WNW 296° | 145 m | 12.0 mi |
| Green Hill | WNW 288° | 136 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Lake, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11447662270
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 11 mi
- Research Triangle · 19 mi
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