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Original Site of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Original Site of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts from directly overhead

Original Site of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Moores Knob stands 783 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Salem Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

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Commemorating the Original Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop Founded by Vernon Rudolph July13, 1937 534 South Main Street Winston-Salem, NC Dedicated July 2012

How to reach it

Coordinates36.08768, -80.24219

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Salem Square: 0.0 mi
  • Central Park: 0.4 mi
  • Happy Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Corpening Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Granville Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Historic Bethabara: 5.6 mi
  • Clock Tower: 7.4 mi
  • Nissen House: 10.0 mi
  • Lewisville Veteran's Monument: 10.0 mi
  • Battle Cross Monument: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 33
Museums: 24
Peaks: 13
  • Baux Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 17.3 mi
  • Flat Shoal Mountain: 20.0 mi
  • Cooks Wall Mountain: 20.3 mi
  • Stony Ridge: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Shacktown Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Casscades: 21.3 mi
  • Tise falls: 21.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Window Falls: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Magnolia Springs: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Original Site of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moores KnobN 354°783 m21.6 mi
Pilot MountainNW 324°735 m21.7 mi
Cooks Wall MountainN 353°707 m20.3 mi
Sauratown MountainNNW 340°683 m21.1 mi
Hanging RockN 358°641 m21.3 mi
Cole Gap MountainN 356°616 m20.7 mi
Ruben MountainN 349°547 m21.1 mi
Flat Shoal MountainN 3°490 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0520:0420:42
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:2916:3117:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596875797771605043
Precip in3.42.93.63.73.83.64.24.53.93.33.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston Salem Reynolds AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10135912782

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