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Duke Forest Edeburn Division

Duke Forest Edeburn Division from directly overhead

Duke Forest Edeburn Division is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Craig Manor, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Duke University

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03868, -79.06860

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blackwood Farm Park: 1.5 mi
  • Cates Creek Park: 1.6 mi
  • Occaneechi Village Replica Site: 2.8 mi
  • River Park: 2.9 mi
  • Mayo Park: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 42
Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 35
  • Scarlett Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Poplar Ridge: 1.9 mi
  • Currie Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Brown Elfin Knob: 3.1 mi
  • Occoneechee Mountain: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 32
Artworks: 29
Museums: 20
Beaches: 9
  • Bobbit's Hole: 4.6 mi
  • Parker's Creek Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Crosswinds Beach: 20.7 mi
  • White Oak Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Seaforth Beach: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 11.2 mi
  • Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 11.2 mi
  • Observation Platform: 20.9 mi
  • Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 21.0 mi
  • White Oak Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ye Olde Valley Spring: 6.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Duke Forest Edeburn Division. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cane Creek MountainsWSW 253°301 m21.5 mi
Stony Creek MountainNW 306°286 m24.0 mi
Bass MountainWSW 251°275 m19.4 mi
Occoneechee MountainWNW 298°261 m3.4 mi
Glenns MountainNNE 31°244 m18.0 mi
Red MountainNNE 32°243 m16.4 mi
Pickards MountainSW 224°237 m7.3 mi
Brown Elfin KnobNW 304°234 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice06:0119:5920:37
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2416:2717:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596674787670605043
Precip in3.43.34.23.93.84.24.23.85.63.33.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 11 W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/428034185

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