- Elevation, modelled
- 100 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain203 m · 22.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway22.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7725, -78.6603
Sunflower Field is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled 100 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dix, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunflower Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | WNW 283° | 203 m | 22.4 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 280° | 183 m | 22.6 mi |
| Red Hill | W 269° | 183 m | 24.7 mi |
| Burnett Mountain | W 270° | 183 m | 25.0 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | W 279° | 167 m | 24.8 mi |
| Adam Mountain | N 3° | 145 m | 12.4 mi |
| High Hill | WNW 287° | 144 m | 22.2 mi |
| Green Hill | NNE 26° | 136 m | 10.4 mi |
- 22.9 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 24.8 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Football Road
- 26.6 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Dix: 0.2 mi
- Mother Strong Tail: 0.2 mi
- Dax: 0.2 mi
- Dux: 0.2 mi
- Get Well Soon: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Dorothea Dix Park: 0.2 mi
- Big Field: 0.3 mi
- Gipson Play Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Raymond G. Lanier Park: 0.6 mi
- Lenoir Street Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 51
- Carousel: 0.5 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 1.2 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 2.2 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 2.7 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 4.1 mi
- Lake Wheeler: 6.2 mi
- Lake Benson: 7.2 mi
- Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Nancy: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 1.0 mi
- North Carolina Fallen Firefighters: 1.1 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 1.1 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 28
- Hunt Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
- SOL Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 1.4 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Carpenter Community Garden: 11.9 mi
Museums: 26
Peaks: 10
- Green Hill: 10.4 mi
- Adam Mountain: 12.4 mi
- High Hill: 22.2 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 22.4 mi
- Boothe Hill: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Fountain Terrace: 0.6 mi
- Blount Room: 1.4 mi
- Hargett Room: 1.4 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 3.2 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 8
- Crosswinds Beach: 18.9 mi
- White Oak Beach: 20.0 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 20.5 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 21.0 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Little River Falls: 17.6 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.5 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 24.5 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- ledge off to drainage area: 13.4 mi
- Hollow Rock: 24.1 mi
- Raven Rock: 25.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh State Univ, 3 mi away.
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