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Creation Museum

Creation Museum from directly overhead

Creation Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Pine Mountain stands 173 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainey Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Sandhills Scenic Drive passes 12 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates35.17477, -79.39143

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rainey Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Campbell House Grounds: 0.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Henly Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Armory Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Johnson Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Sandstone Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Blues Mountain: 10.5 mi
  • Gaddys Mountain: 11.9 mi
  • Finlayson Mountain: 13.3 mi
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 7
  • Walthour-Moss Foundation Reserve: 3.5 mi
  • Walthour-Moss Foundation Reserve: 5.7 mi
  • Walthour-Moss Foundation Reserve: 5.9 mi
  • Walthour-Moss Foundation Reserve: 6.9 mi
  • Camp Durant: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Aberdeen & Rockfish R.R. Co.: 3.6 mi
  • Campfire Arena: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Ellerbe Rest Area: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNW 346°173 m23.9 mi
Gaddys MountainESE 107°165 m11.9 mi
Johnson MountainESE 105°162 m8.8 mi
Sandstone HillSSE 161°161 m9.1 mi
Blues MountainESE 123°155 m10.5 mi
Finlayson MountainESE 121°154 m13.3 mi
Cameron HillENE 66°146 m18.1 mi
Round TopENE 62°144 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice06:0419:5820:36
September equinox07:0618:4319:16
December solstice07:2316:3117:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424453606976807872615144
Precip in3.93.14.13.33.04.54.74.95.73.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage WTP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9940001609

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