Peace Pole
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.
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 9.0 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Football Road
- 12.7 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 13 mi
- #12 Racecar · 13 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 13 mi
- Trading Path View · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Winding Out: 1.8 mi
- Visionary Leadership in the New South: 1.9 mi
- Pixel Wall Durham: 2.1 mi
- Old Durham Mural: 2.1 mi
- Bug Walk: 2.7 mi
- Burton Park: 0.4 mi
- Unity Village Park: 0.7 mi
- East Durham Park: 0.8 mi
- Grant Park: 0.8 mi
- Grant Street: 0.8 mi
- 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
- Prairie Island / Carolina Xeriscape: 1.7 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Beaver Marsh Preserve: 3.1 mi
- 17 Acre Wood Preserve: 4.2 mi
- The Rocks Preserve: 4.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The History Hub Museum: 2.1 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Life and Science: 3.9 mi
- Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum: 4.7 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 6.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Hollow Rock: 7.0 mi
- Kodak Rock: 7.7 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 14.9 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 20.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 8.7 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 21.2 mi
- I-85, Northbound - Granville County: 22.6 mi
- I-85, Southbound - Granville County: 22.6 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 6.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoneechee Mountain | WNW 294° | 261 m | 14.7 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | N 357° | 244 m | 19.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 354° | 243 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | W 267° | 237 m | 15.6 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | WNW 295° | 234 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 270° | 232 m | 12.9 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | WSW 245° | 232 m | 17.7 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | WNW 286° | 228 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5441363824
Day trips start here
- Research Triangle · 8 mi
- Chapel Hill · 9 mi
- Raleigh · 17 mi
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