Blandwood Mansion
Blandwood Mansion is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Blandwood Gardens, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Football Road passes 2.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q4925042, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Football Road
- 12.3 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- The Blandwood Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Center City Park: 0.5 mi
- Springdale Park: 0.5 mi
- Liberation Lane: 0.5 mi
- Lebauer Park: 0.5 mi
- Edgeworth Female Seminary: 0.2 mi
- O. Henry: 0.2 mi
- Original Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Jefferson Davis: 0.3 mi
- Mount Helca Mill: 0.4 mi
- Spoons: 0.2 mi
- Nathaniel Green Statue: 0.2 mi
- May-Bee and the Bot (In the Uncanny Valley): 0.3 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 0.3 mi
- 9/11 Sculpture Project: 0.3 mi
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum: 0.3 mi
- Greensboro History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Weatherspoon Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
- Greensboro Science Center: 4.7 mi
- Cane Creek Mountains: 21.8 mi
- Caraway Mountain: 22.6 mi
- Back Creek Mountain: 23.1 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 23.4 mi
- Hedrick Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 0.5 mi
- UNCG Garden: 0.6 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 0.6 mi
- Duneleith Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 3.8 mi
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 3.3 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 3.7 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 13.2 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Restored Caboose: 20.2 mi
- The Big Chair: 20.6 mi
- Railcar: 20.6 mi
- Faith Rock: 23.3 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 23.7 mi
- Shelter #4: 20.4 mi
- Shelter #2: 20.5 mi
- Shelter #1: 20.5 mi
- Shelter #3: 20.5 mi
- Observation Platform: 22.5 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blandwood Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSW 202° | 356 m | 23.4 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | SSW 193° | 350 m | 22.6 mi |
| Daves Mountain | S 184° | 332 m | 23.8 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | S 187° | 331 m | 23.1 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | S 181° | 311 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cane Creek Mountains | ESE 113° | 301 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hedrick Mountain | S 182° | 294 m | 23.5 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | ENE 60° | 286 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro WTP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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