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Polar Bears

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Elevation, modelled
224 m
Tallest summit within 23.0 miles
Shepherd Mountain356 m · 13.8 mi
Nearest byway
Birkhead Wilderness Route5.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:39local time
Coordinates
35.6299, -79.7616

Polar Bears is a attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled 224 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Arctic Fox, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Birkhead Wilderness Route passes 5.6 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Polar Bears. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainNW 309°356 m13.8 mi
Three Hat MountainWNW 292°352 m22.6 mi
Caraway MountainNW 320°350 m11.0 mi
Grist MountainW 273°334 m21.9 mi
Daves MountainNNW 330°332 m7.7 mi
Back Creek MountainNNW 327°331 m8.8 mi
Steep Rock MountainWNW 283°314 m17.1 mi
Oakie MountainNNW 340°311 m7.0 mi
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Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 34
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0420:0120:39
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2616:3117:10

Local time (America/New_York).

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