Provincetown Forest
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Provincetown Forest is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Cedder Mountain stands 308 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Carolina Laurel Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Football Road passes 5.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Piedmont Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Football Road
- 9.3 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Carolina Laurel Park: 0.8 mi
- O. Henry Oaks Park: 1.0 mi
- Smith Center & Park: 1.1 mi
- Joe Davis Park: 1.1 mi
- Elmwood Park: 1.2 mi
- The Villages Monument: 1.0 mi
- Cone Brothers: 2.0 mi
- Camp Stokes: 2.3 mi
- The Genesis Monument: 2.4 mi
- Confederate Hospital: 2.9 mi
- Daydreamers At Play: 2.6 mi
- Modern Love: Celebrating Greensboro’s African American Modernist Architects: 2.6 mi
- Alligator: 2.8 mi
- Metaphor: 2.8 mi
- Jim Melvin: 2.9 mi
- Greensboro Science Center: 2.8 mi
- Greensboro History Museum: 2.9 mi
- Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum: 2.9 mi
- International Civil Rights Center & Museum: 3.1 mi
- Blandwood Mansion: 3.3 mi
- Duneleith Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 2.9 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 3.0 mi
- UNCG Garden: 3.3 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Shelter #4: 21.0 mi
- Shelter #2: 21.1 mi
- Shelter #1: 21.1 mi
- Shelter #3: 21.1 mi
- Observation Platform: 23.5 mi
- Stony Creek Mountain: 22.6 mi
- Cane Creek Mountains: 22.9 mi
- Cedder Mountain: 23.1 mi
- Baux Mountain: 24.4 mi
- Bass Mountain: 24.9 mi
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 6.6 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 16.0 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 24.8 mi
- Restored Caboose: 19.7 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 20.9 mi
- The Big Chair: 23.1 mi
- Railcar: 23.1 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Provincetown Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedder Mountain | NNW 338° | 308 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cane Creek Mountains | ESE 121° | 301 m | 22.9 mi |
| Baux Mountain | WNW 288° | 299 m | 24.4 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | ENE 67° | 286 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bass Mountain | ESE 118° | 275 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro WTP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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