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Edgeworth Female Seminary

Edgeworth Female Seminary from directly overhead

Edgeworth Female Seminary is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is O. Henry, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Football Road passes 2.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07189, -79.79635

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Blandwood Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Center City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Liberation Lane: 0.5 mi
  • Lebauer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Springdale Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • O. Henry: 0.1 mi
  • Mount Helca Mill: 0.3 mi
  • Greensboro Law School: 0.3 mi
  • Sit-ins: 0.4 mi
  • Original Methodist Church: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 45
Peaks: 9
  • Cane Creek Mountains: 21.9 mi
  • Caraway Mountain: 22.7 mi
  • Back Creek Mountain: 23.3 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 23.6 mi
  • Hedrick Mountain: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Restored Caboose: 20.2 mi
  • The Big Chair: 20.6 mi
  • Railcar: 20.7 mi
  • Faith Rock: 23.5 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.4 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainSSW356 m23.6 mi
Caraway MountainSSW350 m22.7 mi
Daves MountainS332 m24.0 mi
Back Creek MountainS331 m23.3 mi
Oakie MountainS311 m24.0 mi
Cane Creek MountainsESE301 m21.9 mi
Hedrick MountainS294 m23.6 mi
Stony Creek MountainENE286 m24.4 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/13368486204

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