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Historic site · North Carolina

Earth Day 2011

Earth Day 2011 from directly overhead

Earth Day 2011 is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 979 m. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspire, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2011
Material
stone
Inscription
We have genuine respect for the natural environment and a commitment to principles of sustainability.
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.21387, -81.67919

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sanford Mall: 0.0 mi
  • Durham Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jimmy Smith Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.5 mi
  • Arborcrest Gardens: 0.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 5.1 mi
  • New Year's Creek Cascades: 6.1 mi
  • Glen Burney Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Glen Marie Falls: 6.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 31
Attractions: 25
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 1.2 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 2.1 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 3.2 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 3.2 mi
  • Round-Up: 3.4 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 11
Picnic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 10
Gardens: 8
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Earth Day 2011. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainN1,697 m8.3 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNNE1,490 m8.2 mi
Harmon KnobNNW1,466 m5.3 mi
Rittle KnobN1,463 m7.5 mi
Rich MountainNW1,455 m2.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW1,407 m4.1 mi
Grassy KnobNW1,403 m3.9 mi
Snakeden MountainNW1,367 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6603441178

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