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The Community Garden at FBC

The Community Garden at FBC from directly overhead

The Community Garden at FBC is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cairn's Course, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Football Road passes 2.9 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
First Baptist Church

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07568, -79.80465

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peabody Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lake Daniel Reservoir Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lake Daniel Park: 0.5 mi
  • Springdale Park: 0.6 mi
  • Foust Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 52
Artworks: 50
Peaks: 10
  • Cane Creek Mountains: 22.5 mi
  • Caraway Mountain: 22.9 mi
  • Back Creek Mountain: 23.5 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 23.6 mi
  • Hedrick Mountain: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 5
  • The Big Chair: 20.4 mi
  • Railcar: 20.5 mi
  • Restored Caboose: 20.6 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 23.1 mi
  • Faith Rock: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shelter #4: 21.0 mi
  • Shelter #2: 21.0 mi
  • Shelter #1: 21.0 mi
  • Shelter #3: 21.1 mi
  • Observation Platform: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Community Garden at FBC. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainSSW 200°356 m23.6 mi
Caraway MountainSSW 192°350 m22.9 mi
Daves MountainS 183°332 m24.2 mi
Back Creek MountainS 186°331 m23.5 mi
Oakie MountainS 180°311 m24.3 mi
Cane Creek MountainsESE 113°301 m22.5 mi
Baux MountainWNW 295°299 m24.5 mi
Hedrick MountainS 181°294 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0320:0220:40
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2716:2917:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875807771605043
Precip in3.22.63.73.63.35.15.84.54.43.23.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro WTP, under a mile away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel994 obs
  • American Robin509 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird312 obs
  • Northern Cardinal305 obs
  • white clover290 obs
  • leatherleaf mahonia198 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle189 obs
  • common ivy189 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1274234312

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