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Big Shoe Heel Creek Preserve

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Elevation, modelled
91 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Gaddys Mountain165 m · 18.7 mi
Nearest byway
Indian Heritage Trail19.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:35local time
Coordinates
34.9214, -79.4102
Big Shoe Heel Creek Preserve from directly overhead

Big Shoe Heel Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 91 m. Gaddys Mountain stands 165 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Calloway Forest Preserve, a park 8.5 miles away. Indian Heritage Trail passes 20 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Shoe Heel Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gaddys MountainNE 41°165 m18.7 mi
Johnson MountainNNE 32°162 m18.0 mi
Sandstone HillNNE 24°161 m9.7 mi
Blues MountainNE 40°155 m15.4 mi
Finlayson MountainNE 50°154 m16.4 mi
Coolyconch MountainNE 51°141 m24.5 mi
Coggins HillWNW 282°116 m23.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice06:0519:5820:35
September equinox07:0618:4319:16
December solstice07:2216:3217:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454854637179828075645447
Precip in3.12.63.22.73.34.23.93.84.92.72.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurinburg Maxton AP, 9 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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