Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve
Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Glenns Mountain stands 244 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. North Durham Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tar River Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
- 26.8 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 26 mi
- #12 Racecar · 26 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 26 mi
- Trading Path View · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wake County Open Space: 4.3 mi
- Wake County Open Space: 4.3 mi
- Battle C. Roberts Field: 4.5 mi
- Lake Rogers Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Wilton Slopes Park: 8.0 mi
- Wolf Head: 11.4 mi
- Colorful Circle of People: 14.6 mi
- Steel Tree: 14.6 mi
- Old Durham Mural: 16.6 mi
- Pixel Wall Durham: 16.6 mi
- Storage Sense: 8.1 mi
- Airplane: 9.6 mi
- Maze: 9.6 mi
- Haunted Forest At Panic Point: 9.7 mi
- Hill Ridge Farms: 10.9 mi
- Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Robertson Creek Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Falls Lake: 8.9 mi
- Ledge Creek Forest Conservation Area: 9.1 mi
- Ledge Creek Forest Conservation Area: 9.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial of Wake Forest: 11.3 mi
- Eiffel Tower Replica: 12.9 mi
- Peace Pole: 16.4 mi
- Cardinal: 16.7 mi
- Turtle: 16.7 mi
- Wake Forest Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Stagville State Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Little House Museum and Gallery: 14.2 mi
- Museum of Life and Science: 16.0 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 16.2 mi
- Walker Garden: 8.3 mi
- Performance Garden: 8.3 mi
- St. Catherine of Siena Memorial Garden: 9.1 mi
- Common Garden: 9.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.8 mi
- Adam Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Green Hill: 12.2 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 19.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 19.8 mi
- Glenns Mountain: 20.0 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 10.9 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 16.3 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 21.0 mi
- Hargett Room: 21.0 mi
- Blount Room: 21.0 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 11.4 mi
- Kodak Rock: 20.7 mi
- Hollow Rock: 22.7 mi
- I-85, Northbound - Granville County: 10.7 mi
- I-85, Southbound - Granville County: 10.9 mi
- Little River Falls: 23.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.8 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 19.1 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenns Mountain | NW 308° | 244 m | 20.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 304° | 243 m | 19.8 mi |
| Couch Mountain | W 259° | 193 m | 21.6 mi |
| Adam Mountain | S 191° | 145 m | 9.1 mi |
| Green Hill | S 169° | 136 m | 12.2 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WSW 254° | 136 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1375919380
Day trips start here
- Research Triangle · 17 mi
- Raleigh · 18 mi
- Chapel Hill · 25 mi
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