Denr-Wrc Hunting Creek Swamp
Denr-Wrc Hunting Creek Swamp is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Pilot Mountain stands 584 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Park: 7.7 mi
- Davie County Youth Park: 9.0 mi
- Davie County Community Park: 9.1 mi
- Zachary House/Recreation Center: 11.3 mi
- Statesville Soccer Complex and Park: 12.7 mi
- Calahaln Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Youngs Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Grassy Knob: 15.2 mi
- McHargue Mountain: 15.6 mi
- Ringfire Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Old Lone Hickory Store: 8.7 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Site of Sunny Acres: 18.6 mi
- Nissen House: 19.0 mi
- Lewisville Clock: 19.0 mi
- COGNITION Davie: 7.8 mi
- Textile Heritage Center: 11.3 mi
- Tractor Brown's Museum: 14.1 mi
- Vance House Museum: 15.4 mi
- Hall House Museum: 22.1 mi
- Denr-Wrc Hunting Creek Swamp: 0.1 mi
- Denr-Wrc Hunting Creek Swamp: 0.3 mi
- Allison Woods: 7.4 mi
- Cooleemee Access Area: 9.8 mi
- Concord Church Access: 13.5 mi
- All-American Rose Selections Garden: 16.8 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 16.9 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 23.2 mi
- Tanglewood Festival of Lights: 16.8 mi
- Iredell County Fairgrounds: 18.6 mi
- Kerr Mill: 19.9 mi
- Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center's Educational Complex: 22.2 mi
- Transitional Peace: 24.2 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Shacktown Falls: 14.4 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Denr-Wrc Hunting Creek Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mountain | WNW 298° | 584 m | 24.0 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | NW 313° | 577 m | 19.3 mi |
| Nesbert Hill | NW 305° | 577 m | 19.9 mi |
| Fitches Knob | WNW 303° | 564 m | 20.3 mi |
| Asbury Mountain | W 276° | 554 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rocky Face | W 277° | 554 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 315° | 548 m | 18.1 mi |
| Byrd Mountain | NW 311° | 533 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mocksville 5SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33068386
Day trips start here
- Salisbury · 22 mi
- Mooresville · 25 mi
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