Guilford College Woods
Guilford College Woods is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Price Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Football Road passes 6.8 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Small college in North Carolina.
Dates from 1837.
Wikidata Q5615915, matched on coordinates and name (929 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Football Road
- 13.8 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 29.6 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Price Park: 0.6 mi
- Keeling Park: 0.8 mi
- Erskine Park: 1.0 mi
- Brown Bark Park: 1.1 mi
- Nut Bush Park: 1.2 mi
- Hi-Yah!: 1.1 mi
- The Student: 1.7 mi
- Free to Soar: 1.8 mi
- Wings: 1.8 mi
- The Sundial: 1.8 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 1.8 mi
- Crown Forces Monument: 2.6 mi
- J. Wesley's Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Captain James Morehead: 2.8 mi
- Turner Monument: 2.8 mi
- Greensboro Science Center: 3.1 mi
- Weatherspoon Art Museum: 4.4 mi
- Blandwood Mansion: 4.8 mi
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum: 5.0 mi
- Greensboro History Museum: 5.0 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 4.1 mi
- UNCG Garden: 4.2 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 4.4 mi
- Duneleith Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 7.6 mi
- The Big Chair: 18.9 mi
- Railcar: 18.9 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 20.5 mi
- Wait Chapel: 22.8 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 23.0 mi
- Baux Mountain: 20.4 mi
- Cedder Mountain: 23.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 23.3 mi
- Caraway Mountain: 24.0 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 24.1 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 4.9 mi
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 5.0 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 12.3 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 24.8 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Guilford College Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | S 191° | 356 m | 24.1 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | S 182° | 350 m | 24.0 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | S 177° | 331 m | 25.0 mi |
| Cedder Mountain | N 351° | 308 m | 23.1 mi |
| Baux Mountain | WNW 296° | 299 m | 20.4 mi |
| Piney Mountain | NW 314° | 281 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13430988240
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