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Tarbert Gatehouse Trail

Tarbert Gatehouse Trail from directly overhead

Tarbert Gatehouse Trail is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Pickards Mountain stands 237 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 18 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates35.76062, -78.80806

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Annie L Jones Park: 0.3 mi
  • Annie Jones Park: 0.5 mi
  • KettleBridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • Apex Community Park Sign: 0.9 mi
  • Childrens Ninja Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 52
Attractions: 49
Historic sites: 35
  • Eagle Project Troop 347 2003: 3.6 mi
  • Battle of Morrisville Station: 4.4 mi
  • American Eagle Flights 3378 and 3379 Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Camp Craggy: 6.4 mi
  • Nancy: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 33
Museums: 31
Peaks: 26
  • Boothe Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Edwards Mountain: 14.8 mi
  • High Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Adam Mountain: 15.9 mi
  • Green Hill: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 5.1 mi
  • Fountain Terrace: 8.1 mi
  • Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 8.3 mi
  • Blount Room: 9.7 mi
  • Hargett Room: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Crosswinds Beach: 10.6 mi
  • White Oak Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Poplar Point Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Ebenezer Church Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Seaforth Beach: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Moosejaw Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Cedar Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Jumping Fish Falls: 20.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ye Olde Valley Spring: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pickards MountainNW 306°237 m24.2 mi
Terrells MountainWNW 290°232 m21.4 mi
Bald MountainNW 311°232 m22.6 mi
Scarlett HillNW 319°228 m24.2 mi
Blackwood MountainNW 315°224 m21.9 mi
Collins MountainWNW 288°213 m23.8 mi
Currie HillNW 317°212 m23.9 mi
Edwards MountainWNW 294°203 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:27
June solstice06:0019:5720:35
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2216:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606875797872615144
Precip in3.63.04.13.63.84.35.14.65.33.73.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Apex, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33107687

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