Nasher Museum of Art
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Nasher Museum of Art is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sarah P. Duke Gardens, a park 0.3 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Nasher Museum of Art (previously the Duke University Museum of Art) is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2005.
Wikidata Q6966836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Duke University
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 8.6 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Football Road
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 10 mi
- #12 Racecar · 10 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 10 mi
- Trading Path View · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sarah P. Duke Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Maplewood Park: 0.5 mi
- Medical Center Garden: 0.6 mi
- Harrington Quad: 0.7 mi
- Burch Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- James B. Duke: 0.6 mi
- B.N. Duke: 1.0 mi
- Corner of Watt's and Trinity: 1.1 mi
- Bug Walk: 1.1 mi
- Pyramid Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- 11-foot-8 Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Duke Homestead: 2.5 mi
- Duke Homestead State Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Mercury Rocket: 2.7 mi
- Donkey: 2.7 mi
- Prairie Island / Carolina Xeriscape: 1.4 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- 17 Acre Wood Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Major the bull: 1.5 mi
- Turtle: 1.6 mi
- Cardinal: 1.6 mi
- Peace Pole: 3.1 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 3.2 mi
- Couch Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Nunn Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Blackwood Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Scrap Exchange Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Burch Ave Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- Orchard Park Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Victory Garden: 1.5 mi
- The History Hub Museum: 1.3 mi
- Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum: 2.6 mi
- Museum of Life and Science: 2.7 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 5.0 mi
- Morehead Planetarium: 9.0 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 4.8 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 18.0 mi
- White Oak Beach: 18.5 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 18.8 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 19.7 mi
- Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 11.5 mi
- Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 11.5 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 13.1 mi
- White Oak Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 19.1 mi
- Hollow Rock: 4.5 mi
- Kodak Rock: 4.6 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 11.8 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 22.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 6.7 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 21.3 mi
- I-85, Northbound - Granville County: 23.0 mi
- I-85, Southbound - Granville County: 23.1 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 4.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nasher Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoneechee Mountain | WNW 292° | 261 m | 11.6 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | N 5° | 244 m | 18.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 3° | 243 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | W 259° | 237 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | WNW 293° | 234 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 261° | 232 m | 10.4 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | SW 236° | 232 m | 16.2 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | W 281° | 228 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/30424777
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 7 mi
- Research Triangle · 11 mi
- Raleigh · 20 mi
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