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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 Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 51
Artworks: 50
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
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shelter #4: 21.9 mi
  • Shelter #2: 21.9 mi
  • Shelter #1: 21.9 mi
  • Shelter #3: 22.0 mi
  • Observation Platform: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • 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
Attractions: 4
  • The Big Chair: 20.8 mi
  • Railcar: 20.9 mi
  • Restored Caboose: 21.2 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 21.8 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 MountainSSW 198°356 m24.6 mi
Caraway MountainS 190°350 m23.9 mi
Back Creek MountainS 184°331 m24.6 mi
Cedder MountainNNW 343°308 m24.2 mi
Cane Creek MountainsESE 115°301 m23.4 mi
Baux MountainWNW 293°299 m23.5 mi
Stony Creek MountainENE 65°286 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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