Ivy Gardens
Ivy Gardens is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodlea Acres Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Football Road passes 1.9 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NC Cooperative Extension
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Football Road
- 15.3 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 27.4 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodlea Acres Park: 0.8 mi
- Greenhaven Park: 1.5 mi
- Greenfield Park: 1.6 mi
- Shannon Woods Park: 1.7 mi
- Shannon Hills Park: 2.0 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.4 mi
- UNCG Pedestrian Underpass Pillar: 3.6 mi
- Jefferson Davis: 3.7 mi
- Original Methodist Church: 3.8 mi
- Clocktower: 4.0 mi
- A Monument to Dignity and Respect: 3.3 mi
- Reflection Rocks: 3.4 mi
- A Monument to Dignity and Respect: 3.4 mi
- Re:Cycle: 3.4 mi
- The Act: 3.4 mi
- Weatherspoon Art Museum: 3.7 mi
- Blandwood Mansion: 3.8 mi
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum: 3.9 mi
- Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum: 4.2 mi
- Greensboro History Museum: 4.2 mi
- Caraway Mountain: 19.1 mi
- Back Creek Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Hedrick Mountain: 19.7 mi
- Cane Creek Mountains: 20.1 mi
- Oakie Mountain: 20.1 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 3.4 mi
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 5.6 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 7.0 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 11.4 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 20.6 mi
- UNCG Garden: 4.1 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 4.3 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 4.3 mi
- Duneleith Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Hedgecock Strawberry Farm: 16.9 mi
- Shelter #4: 19.1 mi
- Shelter #1: 19.2 mi
- Shelter #2: 19.2 mi
- Shelter #3: 19.2 mi
- Observation Platform: 20.8 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- The Big Chair: 19.0 mi
- Railcar: 19.0 mi
- Faith Rock: 19.5 mi
- Restored Caboose: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ivy Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSW 208° | 356 m | 20.2 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | SSW 198° | 350 m | 19.1 mi |
| Daves Mountain | S 187° | 332 m | 20.1 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | S 190° | 331 m | 19.5 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | S 183° | 311 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cane Creek Mountains | ESE 103° | 301 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hedrick Mountain | S 185° | 294 m | 19.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | S 180° | 293 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 5 mi away.
- Canada Goose8 obs
- Common Box Turtle8 obs
- White-tailed Deer7 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail7 obs
- American sweetgum6 obs
- Mallard5 obs
- North American Wheel Bug5 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1340820169
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