Sunset Hills Centennial
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
- 3.7 mi off the Football Road
- 12.9 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- J. Wesley's Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Clocktower: 0.9 mi
- The Rock: 0.9 mi
- UNCG Pedestrian Underpass Pillar: 1.2 mi
- Camp Stokes: 1.3 mi
- 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
- Weatherspoon Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Blandwood Mansion: 1.7 mi
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum: 1.9 mi
- Greensboro History Museum: 2.1 mi
- Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum: 2.2 mi
- 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
- UNCG Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 1.1 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 1.4 mi
- Duneleith Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 4.7 mi
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 3.1 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 3.6 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 12.4 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 23.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSW 198° | 356 m | 23.2 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | S 189° | 350 m | 22.6 mi |
| Daves Mountain | S 181° | 332 m | 24.1 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | S 183° | 331 m | 23.4 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | S 177° | 311 m | 24.2 mi |
| Cane Creek Mountains | ESE 112° | 301 m | 23.5 mi |
| Baux Mountain | WNW 297° | 299 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hedrick Mountain | S 179° | 294 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro WTP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13283561974
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