Tanglewood Festival of Lights
Tanglewood Festival of Lights is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Pilot Mountain stands 735 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanglewood Arboretum, a garden 0.6 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Drive-Through Holiday Lights Display
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tanglewood Park
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Green: 0.8 mi
- Clemmons West Recreation: 1.7 mi
- Greendale Park: 2.8 mi
- Joanie Moser Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Jack Warren Park: 5.3 mi
- Site of Sunny Acres: 5.7 mi
- Nissen House: 5.7 mi
- Lewisville Clock: 5.8 mi
- Battle Cross Monument: 5.9 mi
- Lewisville Veteran's Monument: 5.9 mi
- NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA): 10.1 mi
- Reynolda House: 10.7 mi
- Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts: 10.7 mi
- Single Sisters' House Museum: 10.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Winston Salem: 10.9 mi
- Coffee Pot: 10.9 mi
- Balancing Act: 11.0 mi
- George Henry Black: 11.2 mi
- Twin Arches: 11.3 mi
- Twin Arches: 11.3 mi
- Evergreen Farm: 4.0 mi
- Concord Church Access: 12.7 mi
- Cooleemee Access Area: 16.3 mi
- Denr-Wrc Hunting Creek Swamp: 16.6 mi
- Denr-Wrc Hunting Creek Swamp: 16.8 mi
- Calahaln Mountain: 15.6 mi
- Baux Mountain: 18.9 mi
- Stony Ridge: 20.3 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Youngs Mountain: 23.1 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 0.6 mi
- All-American Rose Selections Garden: 0.7 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 8.6 mi
- Hedgecock Strawberry Farm: 18.1 mi
- Reynolda Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Wait Chapel: 11.3 mi
- Old Davidson County Courthouse: 15.7 mi
- Railcar: 20.5 mi
- The Big Chair: 20.5 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Westbound Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Eastbound Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 23.0 mi
- Three Bears: 23.0 mi
- Shacktown Falls: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tanglewood Festival of Lights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mountain | N 351° | 735 m | 22.9 mi |
| Rock House Mountain | WNW 302° | 505 m | 24.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 355° | 441 m | 24.1 mi |
| Stony Ridge | NNW 347° | 414.8 m | 20.3 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | SE 139° | 352 m | 23.7 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | SW 215° | 334 m | 23.1 mi |
| Baux Mountain | NE 38° | 299 m | 18.9 mi |
| Calahaln Mountain | WSW 247° | 261 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pfafftown, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10114111256
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- Salisbury · 24 mi
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