- Elevation, modelled
- 141 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blackwood Mountain224 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway19.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8111, -78.7039
West Building is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 141 m. Blackwood Mountain stands 224 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is North Carolina Museum of Art, a museum 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 19 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood Mountain | WNW 299° | 224 m | 24.5 mi |
| Edwards Mountain | W 277° | 203 m | 19.6 mi |
| Couch Mountain | NW 311° | 193 m | 22.1 mi |
| Nunn Mountain | WNW 297° | 188 m | 21.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 293° | 186 m | 24.3 mi |
| McCauley Mount | WNW 284° | 185 m | 23.1 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 273° | 183 m | 19.9 mi |
| Red Hill | W 262° | 183 m | 22.4 mi |
- 19.3 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 21.4 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Football Road
- 26.1 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 28 mi
- #12 Racecar · 28 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 28 mi
- Trading Path View · 28 mi
143 named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 52
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 2.9 mi
- Carousel: 3.1 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 5.1 mi
- Hi-Tech Fabrication Inc: 5.3 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Nancy: 2.8 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 2.8 mi
- Lassiter Mill: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Project Troop 347 2003: 3.8 mi
- Camp Craggy: 3.9 mi
Museums: 26
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- East Building: 0.1 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- CAM Raleigh: 4.0 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Nature Research Center: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 18
- Green Hill: 9.7 mi
- Adam Mountain: 10.2 mi
- High Hill: 19.1 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Boothe Hill: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 8
- Crosswinds Beach: 17.0 mi
- White Oak Beach: 18.1 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 19.4 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 19.4 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Little River Falls: 19.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 21.0 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 22.9 mi
| 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 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 3 mi
- Research Triangle · 7 mi
- Chapel Hill · 20 mi
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