- Elevation, modelled
- 156 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountains301 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9782, -79.0795
Orange County Parks Operations Base is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 156 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackwood Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Orange County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orange County Parks Operations Base. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Mountains | W 264° | 301 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bass Mountain | W 263° | 275 m | 17.8 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | NNW 338° | 261 m | 6.2 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | NNE 27° | 244 m | 21.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 27° | 243 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | WSW 257° | 237 m | 4.6 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | NNW 342° | 234 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 264° | 232 m | 1.9 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Football Road
- 5.6 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 13.2 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 7 mi
- #12 Racecar · 7 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 7 mi
- Trading Path View · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Creeks Park: 1.8 mi
- Homestead Park: 1.9 mi
- Della Street Park: 2.4 mi
- North Forest Hills Park: 2.5 mi
- Blackwood Farm Park: 2.8 mi
- Bolin Creek Trail: 4.0 mi
- Tatanka: 4.3 mi
- Plaid Cow: 4.4 mi
- Exhale: 4.7 mi
- The Hooded Witch: 5.5 mi
- Old Well: 4.8 mi
- Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower: 5.1 mi
- Bennett Place: 6.8 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 7.9 mi
- 11-foot-8 Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Steep Bottom: 3.3 mi
- Adams Tract: 3.8 mi
- Keith Arboretum: 4.0 mi
- Duke Forest Edeburn Division: 4.2 mi
- Hollow Rock Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Blackwood Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Big Hill: 2.2 mi
- Nunn Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Currie Hill: 2.6 mi
- Old Powerline Mill: 1.8 mi
- Thomas Lloyd Marker: 2.8 mi
- Stone Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Craig Manor: 3.6 mi
- Unsung Founders Memorial: 4.7 mi
- HOPE Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Winmore Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden at MLK, Jr. Park: 3.7 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Coker Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Morehead Planetarium: 4.7 mi
- Ackland Art Museum: 4.7 mi
- Carolina Basketball Museum: 5.8 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 8.5 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 7.1 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 16.4 mi
- White Oak Beach: 16.8 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 16.8 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 17.6 mi
- Hollow Rock: 4.1 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 6.5 mi
- Kodak Rock: 7.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 2.9 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 17.6 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 8.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chapel Hill · 4 mi
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- Raleigh · 27 mi
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