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Peace Pole

Peace Pole from directly overhead

Peace Pole is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Burton Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A pole with the words "May peace prevail on earth" in at least 13 different languages.

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Coordinates35.97496, -78.88137

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Burton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Burton Park: 0.5 mi
  • Unity Village Park: 0.7 mi
  • East Durham Park: 0.8 mi
  • Grant Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 54
  • 11-foot-8 Bridge: 2.3 mi
  • Mercury Rocket: 3.9 mi
  • Sheep: 3.9 mi
  • Donkey: 3.9 mi
  • Bird Viewing: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Historic sites: 40
  • Major the bull: 1.9 mi
  • Cardinal: 2.1 mi
  • Turtle: 2.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Unity Monument: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 33
  • Angier Avenue Neighborhood Farm: 0.6 mi
  • Briggs Avenue Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Victory Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Orchard Park Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Wild Hearts Garden & Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Huckleberry Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Couch Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Nunn Mountain: 9.5 mi
  • Iron Mine Hill: 11.0 mi
Museums: 29
Beaches: 9
  • Bobbit's Hole: 7.9 mi
  • Crosswinds Beach: 17.2 mi
  • White Oak Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Parker's Creek Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Poplar Point Beach: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 10.0 mi
  • Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 12.4 mi
  • Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 16.1 mi
  • Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ye Olde Valley Spring: 6.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Occoneechee MountainWNW 294°261 m14.7 mi
Glenns MountainN 357°244 m19.8 mi
Red MountainN 354°243 m18.4 mi
Pickards MountainW 267°237 m15.6 mi
Brown Elfin KnobWNW 295°234 m14.4 mi
Bald MountainW 270°232 m12.9 mi
Terrells MountainWSW 245°232 m17.7 mi
Scarlett HillWNW 286°228 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice06:0019:5820:36
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2316:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787670594942
Precip in4.02.94.53.73.85.24.25.24.73.43.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5441363824

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