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North Carolina Fallen Firefighters

North Carolina Fallen Firefighters from directly overhead

North Carolina Fallen Firefighters is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nash Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2006-05-06

How to reach it

Coordinates35.77772, -78.64269

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nash Square: 0.0 mi
  • PNC Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Roofdeck Park: 0.3 mi
  • Union Square: 0.3 mi
  • Central Downtown Plaza: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Charles Aycock: 0.2 mi
  • Worth Bagley: 0.2 mi
  • George Washington: 0.3 mi
  • Zebulon Baird Vance: 0.3 mi
  • Charles Duncan McIver: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 0.9 mi
  • Carousel: 1.2 mi
  • Goodnights Comedy Club: 1.3 mi
  • Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 1.6 mi
  • North Raleigh Business Center: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Historic sites: 29
Gardens: 28
Picnic sites: 9
  • Blount Room: 0.4 mi
  • Hargett Room: 0.4 mi
  • Fountain Terrace: 1.2 mi
  • Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 4.3 mi
  • Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Crosswinds Beach: 19.9 mi
  • White Oak Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Poplar Point Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Ebenezer Church Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Seaforth Beach: 22.2 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Green Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Adam Mountain: 12.0 mi
  • High Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Edwards Mountain: 23.3 mi
  • Boothe Hill: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Little River Falls: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Carolina Fallen Firefighters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Edwards MountainWNW 282°203 m23.3 mi
Boothe HillW 278°183 m23.5 mi
Adam MountainN 358°145 m12.0 mi
High HillWNW 285°144 m23.0 mi
Green HillNNE 22°136 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice06:0019:5720:35
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2216:2617:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451616977807973625245
Precip in3.72.94.23.64.04.94.64.75.73.93.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh State Univ, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1829200046

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