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UNCG Pedestrian Underpass Pillar

UNCG Pedestrian Underpass Pillar from directly overhead

UNCG Pedestrian Underpass Pillar is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Foust Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Football Road passes 2.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
UNCG

What to expect

Access
Permitted

How to reach it

Coordinates36.06317, -79.81026

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foust Park: 0.3 mi
  • Springdale Park: 0.4 mi
  • Peabody Park: 0.6 mi
  • Robert F. Mayer Park: 0.6 mi
  • College Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Minerva Statue: 0.3 mi
  • Charles Duncan McIver: 0.4 mi
  • Pepsi Mural: 0.5 mi
  • Five Points Bench: 0.6 mi
  • Gateway of the Open Book: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 51
Peaks: 9
  • Caraway Mountain: 22.0 mi
  • Cane Creek Mountains: 22.4 mi
  • Back Creek Mountain: 22.6 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 22.7 mi
  • Hedrick Mountain: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
  • The Big Chair: 19.6 mi
  • Railcar: 19.7 mi
  • Restored Caboose: 21.0 mi
  • Faith Rock: 23.1 mi
  • Mad Town Tubing: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shelter #4: 21.1 mi
  • Shelter #2: 21.1 mi
  • Shelter #1: 21.1 mi
  • Shelter #3: 21.2 mi
  • Observation Platform: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainSSW 201°356 m22.7 mi
Caraway MountainSSW 192°350 m22.0 mi
Daves MountainS 183°332 m23.3 mi
Back Creek MountainS 185°331 m22.6 mi
Oakie MountainS 179°311 m23.4 mi
Cane Creek MountainsESE 111°301 m22.4 mi
Baux MountainWNW 297°299 m24.6 mi
Hedrick MountainS 181°294 m23.0 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/7548985904

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