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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. Rich Mountain stands 1,633 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 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

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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
Peaks
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
Artworks: 32
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
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 10
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 8.2 miles of Earth Day 2011. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNNW 343°1,633 m7.1 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNNE 13°1,490 m8.2 mi
Harmon KnobNNW 344°1,466 m5.3 mi
Rittle KnobN 9°1,463 m7.5 mi
Rich MountainNW 315°1,455 m2.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 344°1,407 m4.1 mi
Grassy KnobNW 318°1,403 m3.9 mi
Snakeden MountainNW 310°1,367 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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