- Elevation, modelled
- 177 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountains301 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 36.1329, -79.1611
Confluence Natural Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 177 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Branch Natural Area, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confluence Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Mountains | SW 230° | 301 m | 20.0 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | WNW 299° | 286 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bass Mountain | SW 225° | 275 m | 18.4 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | SSE 156° | 261 m | 5.4 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | ENE 59° | 244 m | 17.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 61° | 243 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | S 180° | 237 m | 11.7 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | SSE 151° | 234 m | 5.5 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 11.6 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Football Road
Overlooks nearby
- Trading Path View · 6 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 6 mi
- #12 Racecar · 6 mi
- #44 Racecar · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Grove Park: 3.4 mi
- Fairview Park: 3.9 mi
- Hillsborough Heights Park: 4.2 mi
- Murray Street Park: 4.9 mi
- Turnip Patch Park: 5.0 mi
- Occoneechee Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Brown Elfin Knob: 5.5 mi
- Poplar Ridge: 6.7 mi
- Scarlett Hill: 8.4 mi
- Currie Hill: 9.0 mi
- Panther Branch Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Duke Forest Edeburn Division: 8.3 mi
- Steep Bottom: 8.5 mi
- Orange County Parks Operations Base: 11.6 mi
- Keith Arboretum: 12.0 mi
- Buffaloe Lanes Mebane: 6.4 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 11.9 mi
- Shangri-La Stone Village: 11.9 mi
- Bennett Place: 12.7 mi
- Duke Homestead State Historic Site: 15.0 mi
- Dam: 2.3 mi
- Regulators Hanged: 5.3 mi
- Edmund Fanning: 5.3 mi
- Billy Strayhorn: 5.3 mi
- Regulator Monument: 5.4 mi
- Anathoth Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Hillsborough Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- HOPE Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Winmore Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Hub Farm: 14.2 mi
- River Park Arch: 5.4 mi
- Love Graham: 14.0 mi
- Belmont Dragon: 14.9 mi
- James B. Duke: 15.4 mi
- Plaid Cow: 15.4 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Mebane Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Haw River Historical Assoc. Museum: 11.8 mi
- Graham Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Children's Museum of Alamance County: 14.2 mi
- Shelter #3: 18.4 mi
- Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 18.5 mi
- Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 18.5 mi
- Shelter #4: 18.5 mi
- Shelter #2: 18.5 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 5.1 mi
- Kodak Rock: 11.4 mi
- Hollow Rock: 13.6 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 11.2 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 12.5 mi
- Cedar Falls: 14.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:00 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 11 W, 12 mi away.
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