North Carolina Museum of History
North Carolina Museum of History is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, a museum 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The North Carolina Museum of History is a temporarily closed history museum located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. It is an affiliate through the Smithsonian Affiliations program. The museum is a part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
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Dates from 1902-12-05.
Wikidata Q7054557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 24.7 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Football Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation: 0.1 mi
- Charles Duncan McIver: 0.1 mi
- Worth Bagley: 0.1 mi
- George Washington: 0.1 mi
- Zebulon Baird Vance: 0.2 mi
- Union Square: 0.1 mi
- Burke Square: 0.2 mi
- Moore Square: 0.4 mi
- PNC Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Nash Square: 0.4 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 1.0 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 1.3 mi
- Carousel: 1.4 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 1.7 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 4.0 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 2.9 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 4.8 mi
- Lake Wheeler: 7.4 mi
- Lake Benson: 7.7 mi
- Durant Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 0.1 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 0.4 mi
- North Carolina Fallen Firefighters: 0.4 mi
- St. Anges Hospital: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 1.4 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 0.3 mi
- Sunflower Field: 1.4 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 2.3 mi
- SOL Garden: 2.3 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Hargett Room: 0.3 mi
- Blount Room: 0.3 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 1.5 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 4.6 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 9.0 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 20.2 mi
- White Oak Beach: 21.3 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 21.8 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 22.3 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 22.5 mi
- Green Hill: 9.3 mi
- Adam Mountain: 11.8 mi
- High Hill: 23.2 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Boothe Hill: 23.7 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 12.2 mi
- Hollow Rock: 24.7 mi
- Little River Falls: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Carolina Museum of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | W 281° | 203 m | 23.5 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 278° | 183 m | 23.7 mi |
| Adam Mountain | N 357° | 145 m | 11.8 mi |
| High Hill | WNW 285° | 144 m | 23.2 mi |
| Green Hill | NNE 21° | 136 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
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 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh State Univ, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/197533234
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 3 mi
- Research Triangle · 11 mi
- Chapel Hill · 24 mi
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