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Railroad House Historical Association

Railroad House Historical Association from directly overhead

Railroad House Historical Association is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Hickory Mountain stands 215 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Devil's Stompin' Ground Road passes 14 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

house in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q19987728, matched on coordinates and name (98 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Lee County

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.48147, -79.17735

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Temple Park: 0.7 mi
  • Park Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
  • 7Th Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Park Greenway: 1.2 mi
  • Horton Park Renovation: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Round Top: 13.7 mi
  • Holmes Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Cameron Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Spring Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Fox Hill: 15.2 mi
Museums: 12
  • Visitor Center: 14.9 mi
  • Carthage Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Chatham Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Small Museum of Folk Art: 16.5 mi
  • James Rogers McConnell Air Museum: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Beaches: 8
  • Vista Point Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Haw river beach: 17.3 mi
  • Ebenezer Church Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Seaforth Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Poplar Point Beach: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • The Rocks Gemstone Mining: 13.9 mi
  • The Giant Chair: 22.7 mi
  • Campfire Arena: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Jumping Fish Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Moosejaw Falls: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Rock: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • White Oak Recreation Area: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Ben Harris Metal Sculptures: 20.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory MountainNNW 330°215 m19.3 mi
Carolina HillNNW 329°196 m18.5 mi
Round Top MountainNNW 348°184 m15.3 mi
Red HillNNE 12°183 m20.1 mi
Burnett MountainNNE 11°183 m20.6 mi
Boothe HillNNE 16°183 m24.8 mi
Lambeth MountainN 8°177 m20.9 mi
Pine MountainW 277°173 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice06:0319:5820:36
September equinox07:0518:4219:15
December solstice07:2316:2917:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552616976807872615144
Precip in3.63.03.63.43.55.05.34.84.63.43.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 8 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1014903769

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