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The Gate

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Elevation, modelled
171 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Red Hill228 m · 12.8 mi
Nearest byway
Grassy Island Crossing21.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:40local time
Coordinates
34.9856, -80.4456

The Gate is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 171 m. Red Hill stands 228 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinson Art Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Grassy Island Crossing passes 22 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

private university in Wingate, North Carolina

Dates from 1896.

Wikidata Q8025153, matched on coordinates and name (143 m apart).

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillWNW 296°228 m12.8 mi
Polk MountainNNE 20°205 m7.8 mi
Gordon MountainESE 111°202 m14.7 mi
Rebel HillNE 55°185 m11.1 mi
Jumping HillsSSE 162°183 m21.0 mi
Forty Acre RockSSW 192°183 m22.4 mi
Becky HillESE 122°163 m13.7 mi
Hebron HillSSE 159°150 m24.0 mi

39 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
Attractions: 8
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0019:34
June solstice06:0920:0220:40
September equinox07:1018:4719:20
December solstice07:2716:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

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