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General Theophilus Hunter Holmes Confederate Memorial

General Theophilus Hunter Holmes Confederate Memorial from directly overhead

General Theophilus Hunter Holmes Confederate Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Cameron Hill stands 146 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Bluff Church Civil War Trails Marker, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Sons of Confederate Veterans

How to reach it

Coordinates35.18507, -78.68969

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • J.O. Humpries Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Godwin Town Park: 2.3 mi
  • Wade Park: 3.0 mi
  • Averasboro Battleground Monument: 3.4 mi
  • Old Bluff at McAllister Farms Park: 3.4 mi
Museums: 20
  • Averasboro Battlefield Museum: 5.7 mi
  • General William C Lee Airborne Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Dunn Area History Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Clark Park Nature Center: 12.1 mi
  • Fascinate-U Children’s Museum: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
Peaks: 9
  • Killens Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Hams Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Albama Hills: 19.2 mi
  • Spring Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Mathis Hill: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Boxcar: 9.6 mi
  • ZipQuest Waterfall Treetop Adventure: 9.8 mi
  • Clark Park Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Cape Fear River Trail: 12.2 mi
  • Cape Fear Botanical Garden: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 7
  • Unity: 13.8 mi
  • Omega-Psi-Phi Monument: 13.9 mi
  • Delta-Sigma-Theta Memorial Well: 13.9 mi
  • Bronco Sculpture: 13.9 mi
  • Cook Quad Sculpture: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Baskets & Flowers Greenhouses Inc.: 14.6 mi
  • Fayetteville Rose Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Raynor Shine Nursery: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Carvers Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Jumping Fish Falls: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-95 Northbound Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Cumberland County I-95 Southbound Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mable C. Smith Picnic site: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Rock: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Theophilus Hunter Holmes Confederate Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cameron HillWNW146 m24.0 mi
Coolyconch MountainW141 m21.8 mi
Holmes HillWNW140 m21.8 mi
Albama HillsWNW127 m19.2 mi
Fox HillWNW126 m20.8 mi
Mathis HillWNW122 m20.6 mi
Spring HillNW105 m19.3 mi
Hams HillWNW95 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice06:0119:5620:33
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:2016:2817:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653627078818074635346
Precip in3.63.23.73.63.85.05.95.55.53.23.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunn 4 NW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/818282226

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