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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: 48
  • 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: 46
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
Rest areas: 3
  • 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 MountainSSW356 m22.7 mi
Caraway MountainSSW350 m22.0 mi
Daves MountainS332 m23.3 mi
Back Creek MountainS331 m22.6 mi
Oakie MountainS311 m23.4 mi
Cane Creek MountainsESE301 m22.4 mi
Baux MountainWNW299 m24.6 mi
Hedrick MountainS294 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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