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The Richard Petty Museum

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Elevation, modelled
248 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Shepherd Mountain356 m · 12.6 mi
Nearest byway
Football Road10.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:40local time
Coordinates
35.8906, -79.8009

The Richard Petty Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 248 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Caraway Mountain, a peak 11 miles away. Football Road passes 10 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

museum in North Carolina, United States

Dates from 1998.

Wikidata Q16984106, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Richard Petty Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainSW 222°356 m12.6 mi
Three Hat MountainWSW 243°352 m21.0 mi
Caraway MountainSSW 207°350 m10.8 mi
Daves MountainS 188°332 m11.5 mi
Back Creek MountainSSW 194°331 m10.9 mi
Steep Rock MountainSW 226°314 m20.3 mi
Oakie MountainS 181°311 m11.5 mi
Cane Creek MountainsE 79°301 m20.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

148 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0420:0220:40
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2616:3017:10

Local time (America/New_York).

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