Sandy Pines Nature Preserve
Sandy Pines Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Adam Mountain stands 145 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Robertson Millpond Preserve, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wake County Parks, Recreation & Open Space
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Tar Heel Trace
Named places within 25 miles
- Carver Elementary School Park: 3.6 mi
- Whitley Park: 3.8 mi
- Cedamere park: 3.9 mi
- Wendell Park: 4.0 mi
- Zeublon Community Center: 4.5 mi
- Henry Knight’s Vision: 5.5 mi
- Wolf Head: 11.6 mi
- Welcome to Raleigh Y'all: 14.4 mi
- Gallery C: 14.5 mi
- Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation: 14.8 mi
- Lake Myra Christmas Light Show: 4.2 mi
- Piper Lights Display: 4.6 mi
- Vollmer Farms: 11.6 mi
- Hill Ridge Farms: 12.5 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 12.8 mi
- Robertson Millpond Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Turnipseed Nature Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Williamson Preserve and Nature Trails: 9.0 mi
- Durant Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Flower Hill Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Little House Museum and Gallery: 7.0 mi
- Wake Forest Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Marbles Kids Museum: 14.6 mi
- North Carolina Museum of History: 14.7 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: 14.8 mi
- Jefferson Green Tribute: 3.8 mi
- Knightdale Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial of Wake Forest: 9.8 mi
- Archer Lodge Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Eiffel Tower Replica: 13.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.4 mi
- Common Garden: 11.8 mi
- St. Catherine of Siena Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
- Community garden: 12.9 mi
- Performance Garden: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 13.3 mi
- Hargett Room: 14.6 mi
- Blount Room: 14.7 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 16.2 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 19.3 mi
- Green Hill: 11.8 mi
- Adam Mountain: 16.7 mi
- I-95 Northbound ─ Johnston County: 22.2 mi
- I-95 Southbound ─ Johnston County: 22.3 mi
- Little River Falls: 2.3 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sandy Pines Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Mountain | WNW 298° | 145 m | 16.7 mi |
| Green Hill | WNW 293° | 136 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 3E, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1413525482
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 15 mi
- Research Triangle · 23 mi
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