Stoneman's Raid
Stoneman's Raid is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Bull Mountain stands 977 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Danbury Historic District, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 29 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Danbury Historic District: 0.0 mi
- Walnut Cove Lions Park: 7.6 mi
- Walnut Cove Lion's Park: 7.7 mi
- Historic Rock House: 8.7 mi
- Hart's Access: 9.0 mi
- Flat Shoal Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Hanging Rock: 2.9 mi
- Cole Gap Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Moores Knob: 4.4 mi
- Cooks Wall Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Rural Hall Depot Caboose: 12.6 mi
- Rural Hall Train Depot: 12.6 mi
- Lawson Family Murder Museum: 13.8 mi
- Wolff-Moser House: 17.6 mi
- Bethabara Visitor Center: 18.2 mi
- Moratock Iron Furnace: 0.5 mi
- CCC Ruins: 3.6 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 3.6 mi
- CCC Ruins: 3.6 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Window Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Cascades: 3.5 mi
- Upper Casscades: 3.7 mi
- Tise falls: 3.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 4.3 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 7.1 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 9.1 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 12.2 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 14.0 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 17.1 mi
- Balancing Act: 21.6 mi
- George Henry Black: 21.7 mi
- Coffee Pot: 22.1 mi
- Twin Arches: 22.5 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 3.3 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Ararat River Access: 20.4 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 24.7 mi
- Indian Face: 4.1 mi
- Moores Wall: 4.6 mi
- Cooks Wall: 5.0 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 16.2 mi
- Three Bears: 16.3 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 14.4 mi
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 23.9 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stoneman's Raid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Mountain | N 357° | 977 m | 19.6 mi |
| Richwood Knob | N 357° | 977 m | 19.6 mi |
| The Knob | NNW 331° | 963 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hurricane Knob | NNW 326° | 944 m | 24.8 mi |
| Spoon Mountain | NNW 344° | 936 m | 22.1 mi |
| Groundhog Mountain | NW 312° | 924 m | 24.2 mi |
| Gabes Knob | N 359° | 908 m | 20.1 mi |
| Rock Mountain | NNW 335° | 883 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13324778270
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 23 mi
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