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Camp Stokes

Camp Stokes from directly overhead

Camp Stokes is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nottingham Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Football Road passes 4.2 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates36.09264, -79.81473

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nottingham Park: 0.6 mi
  • Craft Park: 0.7 mi
  • Kirkwood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lake Daniel Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lake Daniel Reservoir Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 47
Historic sites: 46
Peaks: 7
  • Cane Creek Mountains: 23.4 mi
  • Baux Mountain: 23.5 mi
  • Caraway Mountain: 23.9 mi
  • Cedder Mountain: 24.2 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 4
  • The Big Chair: 20.8 mi
  • Railcar: 20.9 mi
  • Restored Caboose: 21.2 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainSSW356 m24.6 mi
Caraway MountainS350 m23.9 mi
Back Creek MountainS331 m24.6 mi
Cedder MountainNNW308 m24.2 mi
Cane Creek MountainsESE301 m23.4 mi
Baux MountainWNW299 m23.5 mi
Stony Creek MountainENE286 m24.7 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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13382207112

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