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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: 47
  • 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: 39
  • 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: 3
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 20.0 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 KnobNW 324°448 m23.9 mi
Holt MountainNW 317°372 m21.6 mi
Cedder MountainWNW 293°308 m16.6 mi
Stony Creek MountainESE 113°286 m15.3 mi
Sheffield HillNNW 330°284 m21.1 mi
Stills MountainN 0°281 m18.5 mi
Judy Byrd MountainNNE 13°273 m17.5 mi
Drag MountainNNW 337°272 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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