- Elevation, modelled
- 231 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shepherd Mountain356 m · 23.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Football Road2.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0762, -79.7997
Black Diamond Backyard is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled 231 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cairn's Course, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Football Road passes 2.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Diamond Backyard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSW 201° | 356 m | 23.8 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | SSW 193° | 350 m | 23.0 mi |
| Daves Mountain | S 184° | 332 m | 24.2 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | S 186° | 331 m | 23.6 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | S 181° | 311 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cane Creek Mountains | ESE 114° | 301 m | 22.2 mi |
| Baux Mountain | WNW 295° | 299 m | 24.8 mi |
| Hedrick Mountain | S 182° | 294 m | 23.9 mi |
- 2.8 mi off the Football Road
- 12.0 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- The Blandwood Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Lake Daniel Reservoir Park: 0.5 mi
- Center City Park: 0.6 mi
- Peabody Park: 0.6 mi
- Liberation Lane: 0.6 mi
- O. Henry: 0.3 mi
- Edgeworth Female Seminary: 0.3 mi
- Mount Helca Mill: 0.5 mi
- Sit-ins: 0.6 mi
- Greensboro Law School: 0.6 mi
- Cairn's Course: 0.1 mi
- May-Bee and the Bot (In the Uncanny Valley): 0.2 mi
- Jim Melvin: 0.3 mi
- Chief Justice Henry Frye and Shirley Frye: 0.6 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 0.6 mi
- Blandwood Mansion: 0.5 mi
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum: 0.6 mi
- Greensboro History Museum: 0.7 mi
- Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- Weatherspoon Art Museum: 0.8 mi
- Cane Creek Mountains: 22.2 mi
- Caraway Mountain: 23.0 mi
- Back Creek Mountain: 23.6 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 23.8 mi
- Hedrick Mountain: 23.9 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 0.3 mi
- UNCG Garden: 0.5 mi
- Duneleith Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Hedgecock Strawberry Farm: 16.8 mi
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 2.9 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 3.8 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 13.4 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Restored Caboose: 20.3 mi
- The Big Chair: 20.7 mi
- Railcar: 20.7 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 23.2 mi
- Faith Rock: 23.8 mi
- Shelter #4: 20.7 mi
- Shelter #2: 20.8 mi
- Shelter #1: 20.8 mi
- Shelter #3: 20.8 mi
- Observation Platform: 22.9 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro WTP, under a mile away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel989 obs
- American Robin506 obs
- Northern Mockingbird309 obs
- Northern Cardinal305 obs
- white clover279 obs
- leatherleaf mahonia198 obs
- common ivy189 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle187 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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