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O. Henry

O. Henry from directly overhead

O. Henry 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 Edgeworth Female Seminary, 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

Coordinates36.07289, -79.79517

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Blandwood Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Center City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Liberation Lane: 0.4 mi
  • Lebauer Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mary Lynn Richardson Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Edgeworth Female Seminary: 0.1 mi
  • Mount Helca Mill: 0.2 mi
  • Greensboro Law School: 0.3 mi
  • Sit-ins: 0.3 mi
  • Original Methodist Church: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 47
Peaks: 9
  • Cane Creek Mountains: 21.9 mi
  • Caraway Mountain: 22.8 mi
  • Back Creek Mountain: 23.4 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 23.6 mi
  • Hedrick Mountain: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Restored Caboose: 20.1 mi
  • The Big Chair: 20.7 mi
  • Railcar: 20.8 mi
  • Faith Rock: 23.5 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shelter #4: 20.4 mi
  • Shelter #2: 20.5 mi
  • Shelter #1: 20.5 mi
  • Shelter #3: 20.5 mi
  • Observation Platform: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.5 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainSSW 202°356 m23.6 mi
Caraway MountainSSW 193°350 m22.8 mi
Daves MountainS 185°332 m24.0 mi
Back Creek MountainS 187°331 m23.4 mi
Oakie MountainS 181°311 m24.1 mi
Cane Creek MountainsESE 113°301 m21.9 mi
Hedrick MountainS 183°294 m23.7 mi
Stony Creek MountainENE 61°286 m24.3 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 5080 °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/13462339988

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