Museum · North Carolina
Country Doctor Museum
Country Doctor Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Tar Heel Trace passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.77875, -78.12241
- 12.2 mi off the Tar Heel Trace
- 26.5 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Strickland Park: 0.5 mi
- Bailey NC United Methodist Church Park: 0.5 mi
- Bailey Church of God Park: 1.4 mi
- Town of Sims Park: 3.8 mi
- Five County Stadium: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Benjamin Farmer Revolutionary Soldier Monument: 12.2 mi
- Confederate Monument: 12.5 mi
- Old gas pump: 12.7 mi
- Jefferson Green Tribute: 12.9 mi
- Archer Lodge Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
Museums: 9
- Country Doctor Museum: 0.0 mi
- The Country Doctor Museum: 0.0 mi
- Tobacco Farm Life Museum: 12.3 mi
- Imagination Station Science & History Museum: 12.5 mi
- Freeman Round House: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Flower Hill Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Wrc Micro Boat Access: 13.9 mi
- Sandy Pines Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Robertson Millpond Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Turnipseed Nature Reserve: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 7
- Whirligig: 9.1 mi
- Vollmer Farms: 12.7 mi
- Kenly 95: 13.7 mi
- Lake Myra Christmas Light Show: 14.0 mi
- Piper Lights Display: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-95 Northbound ─ Johnston County: 18.1 mi
- I-95 Southbound ─ Johnston County: 18.3 mi
- Northbound Nash County Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Southbound Nash County Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Community garden: 20.7 mi
- Clayton Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.9 mi
- Common Garden: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
- Henry Knight’s Vision: 19.5 mi
- Boon Hill Gallery: 21.4 mi
- Artistry In Motion Performing Arts Center: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Little River Falls: 13.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilson 3 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6399648448
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