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Falls Lake

Falls Lake from directly overhead

Falls Lake is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Airplane, a attraction 1.1 miles away. North Durham Country Byway passes 9.2 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates35.99521, -78.73922

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment: 3.0 mi
  • Brightwood Trails Community Area: 4.3 mi
  • TreeRunner Adventure Park: 4.5 mi
  • Ponse Park: 4.8 mi
  • Wake County Open Space: 5.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 52
  • Airplane: 1.1 mi
  • Frankie's Fun Park: 6.1 mi
  • Martin Marietta Aggregates: 7.0 mi
  • Top Coat Inc: 7.0 mi
  • Team Power Sports: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 52
  • Hwy 98 Waterfowl Impoundment: 1.3 mi
  • Glennstone Preserve: 6.9 mi
  • Crabtree Creek Watershed Project: 7.3 mi
  • Beaver Marsh Preserve: 8.2 mi
  • Lower Brickhouse Rd Waterfowl Impoundment: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 42
  • Peace Pole: 8.1 mi
  • Cardinal: 9.0 mi
  • Turtle: 9.1 mi
  • Major the bull: 9.1 mi
  • Eiffel Tower Replica: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 32
  • Angier Avenue Neighborhood Farm: 8.0 mi
  • Briggs Avenue Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Wild Hearts Garden & Park: 8.7 mi
  • Grace Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Victory Garden: 9.2 mi
Museums: 26
Peaks: 25
  • Adam Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Green Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Huckleberry Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Couch Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 9.2 mi
  • Fountain Terrace: 15.4 mi
  • Hargett Room: 16.1 mi
  • Blount Room: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Bobbit's Hole: 14.4 mi
  • Crosswinds Beach: 22.5 mi
  • White Oak Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Parker's Creek Beach: 24.3 mi
  • Poplar Point Beach: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ye Olde Valley Spring: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Occoneechee MountainWNW 282°261 m21.9 mi
Glenns MountainNNW 334°244 m20.5 mi
Red MountainNNW 330°243 m19.6 mi
Pickards MountainW 265°237 m23.6 mi
Brown Elfin KnobWNW 283°234 m21.5 mi
Bald MountainW 266°232 m20.9 mi
Scarlett HillW 276°228 m19.9 mi
Blackwood MountainW 268°224 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5919:5820:36
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2316:2517:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674787670584842
Precip in3.52.94.23.73.54.14.84.75.33.33.63.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Lake, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33052566

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