Greensboro History Museum
Greensboro History Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Hospital, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Football Road passes 2.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Greensboro History Museum, consisting of the former First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro and Smith Memorial Building, is a historic museum building located at 130 Summit Ave. in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The former Presbyterian church was built in 1892 on the site of a former Confederate hospital, and is a Romanesque Revival-style brick building with a cross gable roof and tower. The semi-circular, 11 bay, Smith Memorial Building was built in 1903. It features four octagonal sides and a tower. The memorial building was designed by the architect Charles Christian Hook (1870-1938). The church and memorial building were connected and the older structures modified and renovated in 1938. Also located on the property is the First Presbyterian Church cemetery, established in 1831, after the first church was built on land that was donated by Jesse H. Lindsay. The church vacated the property in 1929, and in 1937-1938 it was renovated and enlarged as the Richardson Civic Center and donated to the city of Greensboro. It subsequently housed the Greensboro Public Library, the Greensboro Historical Museum, and the Greensboro Art Center. The historic building functions as one part of the current, larger Greenboro History Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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Dates from 1812.
Wikidata Q5604452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Football Road
- 11.7 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Lebauer Park: 0.1 mi
- Mary Lynn Richardson Park: 0.1 mi
- Youth Park Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Liberation Lane: 0.1 mi
- Center City Park: 0.1 mi
- Confederate Hospital: 0.0 mi
- Sit-ins: 0.2 mi
- Mount Helca Mill: 0.2 mi
- Greensboro Law School: 0.2 mi
- O. Henry: 0.4 mi
- Where We Met: 0.0 mi
- Metaphor: 0.1 mi
- Chief Justice Henry Frye and Shirley Frye: 0.2 mi
- Modern Love: Celebrating Greensboro’s African American Modernist Architects: 0.3 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 0.3 mi
- Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum: 0.3 mi
- Blandwood Mansion: 0.6 mi
- Weatherspoon Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Greensboro Science Center: 4.6 mi
- Cane Creek Mountains: 21.6 mi
- Caraway Mountain: 23.1 mi
- Back Creek Mountain: 23.6 mi
- Bass Mountain: 23.7 mi
- Stony Creek Mountain: 23.9 mi
- Duneleith Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 0.7 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 0.9 mi
- UNCG Garden: 1.1 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 4.2 mi
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 2.9 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 4.2 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 13.8 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Restored Caboose: 19.7 mi
- The Big Chair: 21.1 mi
- Railcar: 21.2 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 23.5 mi
- Faith Rock: 23.6 mi
- Shelter #4: 20.1 mi
- Shelter #2: 20.1 mi
- Shelter #1: 20.1 mi
- Shelter #3: 20.2 mi
- Observation Platform: 22.2 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greensboro History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSW 203° | 356 m | 24.0 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | SSW 194° | 350 m | 23.1 mi |
| Daves Mountain | S 185° | 332 m | 24.2 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | S 188° | 331 m | 23.6 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | S 182° | 311 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cane Creek Mountains | ESE 114° | 301 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hedrick Mountain | S 183° | 294 m | 23.9 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | ENE 61° | 286 m | 23.9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/414239324
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