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Veterns Memorial

Veterns Memorial from directly overhead

Veterns Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Chestnut Knob stands 448 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jaycee Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates36.33237, -79.66602

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jaycee Park: 0.1 mi
  • Courtland Park Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
  • Courtland Park: 1.2 mi
  • H.K. Griggs Park: 2.0 mi
  • Cambridge Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • 9/11 Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • The Villages Monument: 15.6 mi
  • Regulars' Monument: 16.8 mi
  • Stuart Monument: 16.8 mi
  • Cavalry Monument: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Stoneville Sign: 16.3 mi
  • Alligator: 16.8 mi
  • Daydreamers At Play: 18.7 mi
  • Modern Love: Celebrating Greensboro’s African American Modernist Architects: 18.7 mi
  • Metaphor: 19.0 mi
Museums: 19
Peaks: 13
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Mad Town Tubing: 16.6 mi
  • Restored Caboose: 20.9 mi
  • Family Fun Zone: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Danville Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Main St. Plaza Pergula: 23.5 mi
  • Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Creek Falls: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut KnobNW448 m23.9 mi
Holt MountainNW372 m21.6 mi
Cedder MountainWNW308 m16.6 mi
Stony Creek MountainESE286 m15.3 mi
Sheffield HillNNW284 m21.1 mi
Stills MountainN281 m18.5 mi
Judy Byrd MountainNNE273 m17.5 mi
Drag MountainNNW272 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5719:31
June solstice06:0220:0220:40
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:2716:2817:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586674787670594942
Precip in4.03.14.34.13.84.54.34.34.93.53.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reidsville 2 NW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8451399633

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