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Rural Hall Depot Caboose

Rural Hall Depot Caboose from directly overhead

Rural Hall Depot Caboose is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Moores Knob stands 783 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rural Hall Train Depot, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

railway station in Rural Hall, the United States of America

Wikidata Q18619329, matched on coordinates and name (114 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Rural Hall Historic Train Depot

How to reach it

Coordinates36.24284, -80.29636

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Covington Memorial Park Iii: 0.6 mi
  • Siemens Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Central Park: 4.0 mi
  • The Village Park: 4.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove School Site: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Baux Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Cooks Wall Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Ruben Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Sauratown Mountain: 10.0 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Upper Casscades: 10.6 mi
  • Tise falls: 10.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Torys Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Window Falls: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Magnolia Springs: 9.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moores KnobN 4°783 m10.8 mi
Pilot MountainNW 304°735 m12.0 mi
Cooks Wall MountainN 3°707 m9.4 mi
Sauratown MountainNNW 335°683 m10.0 mi
Hanging RockNNE 12°641 m10.8 mi
Cole Gap MountainN 9°616 m10.1 mi
Slate MountainNNW 330°605 m24.0 mi
Slate MountainNNW 329°595 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0520:0420:43
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:2916:3117:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148576573777569584841

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rural Hall, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/919400393

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