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Knightdale Veterans Memorial

Knightdale Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Knightdale Veterans Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Adam Mountain stands 145 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Knightdale Station Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.79562, -78.47473

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Knightdale Station Park: 0.1 mi
  • Harper Park: 0.6 mi
  • Knightdale Environmental Park: 0.9 mi
  • Knightdale Community Park: 1.0 mi
  • Mingo Creek Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
  • Henry Knight’s Vision: 0.4 mi
  • Welcome to Raleigh Y'all: 8.9 mi
  • Gallery C: 9.0 mi
  • Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation: 9.2 mi
  • Charles Duncan McIver: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Piper Lights Display: 5.6 mi
  • Lake Myra Christmas Light Show: 5.9 mi
  • North Raleigh Business Center: 8.3 mi
  • Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 8.8 mi
  • Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Historic sites: 20
Gardens: 14
  • Community garden: 9.0 mi
  • Sun Sprouts: 9.1 mi
  • Clayton Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Sunflower Field: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hargett Room: 9.1 mi
  • Blount Room: 9.1 mi
  • Fountain Terrace: 10.7 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 11.3 mi
  • Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Green Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Adam Mountain: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Little River Falls: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Adam MountainNW 318°145 m14.6 mi
Green HillNW 323°136 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice05:5919:5620:34
September equinox07:0318:3919:12
December solstice07:2116:2517:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414350596875797872615144
Precip in4.33.14.13.64.14.26.15.95.93.53.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton WTP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9493841527

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