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Sunset Hills Centennial

Sunset Hills Centennial from directly overhead

Sunset Hills Centennial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is College Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Football Road passes 3.7 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
The monument represents the first 100 years of the Sunset Hills neighborhood. Great neighbors make great neighborhoods.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07507, -79.82476

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • College Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Daniel Park: 0.6 mi
  • Robert F. Mayer Park: 0.6 mi
  • Market Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lake Daniel Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 51
Artworks: 50
  • Dragonfly Sculpture: 1.0 mi
  • Charles Duncan McIver: 1.0 mi
  • Minerva Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Mayo: 1.2 mi
  • Pepsi Mural: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Caraway Mountain: 22.6 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 23.2 mi
  • Back Creek Mountain: 23.4 mi
  • Cane Creek Mountains: 23.5 mi
  • Baux Mountain: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
  • The Big Chair: 19.6 mi
  • Railcar: 19.6 mi
  • Restored Caboose: 21.8 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 22.8 mi
  • Faith Rock: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shelter #4: 22.0 mi
  • Shelter #2: 22.1 mi
  • Shelter #1: 22.1 mi
  • Shelter #3: 22.2 mi
  • Observation Platform: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainSSW 198°356 m23.2 mi
Caraway MountainS 189°350 m22.6 mi
Daves MountainS 181°332 m24.1 mi
Back Creek MountainS 183°331 m23.4 mi
Oakie MountainS 177°311 m24.2 mi
Cane Creek MountainsESE 112°301 m23.5 mi
Baux MountainWNW 297°299 m23.5 mi
Hedrick MountainS 179°294 m23.8 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 50–80 °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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13283561974

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