The Rocks Preserve
The Rocks Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Quarry Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- ECWA
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 6.0 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Football Road
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 10 mi
- #12 Racecar · 10 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 10 mi
- Trading Path View · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Quarry Park: 0.5 mi
- Glendale Heights Park: 0.7 mi
- Northgate Park: 0.9 mi
- Westover Park: 1.0 mi
- Northgate Park: 1.1 mi
- Belmont Dragon: 1.1 mi
- Sundial: 1.2 mi
- Globe Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Pyramid Sculpture: 1.4 mi
- B.N. Duke: 1.8 mi
- Duke Homestead: 0.6 mi
- Maiasaurus: 0.6 mi
- Stygimoloch: 0.6 mi
- Alamosaurus: 0.6 mi
- Leptoceratops: 0.6 mi
- 17 Acre Wood Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Beaver Marsh Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Turtle: 2.4 mi
- Cardinal: 2.4 mi
- Major the bull: 2.6 mi
- Durham Pump Station: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wild Hearts Garden & Park: 2.3 mi
- Grace Garden: 2.3 mi
- Burch Ave Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 2.8 mi
- Couch Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Poplar Ridge: 9.4 mi
- Nunn Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Museum of Life and Science: 0.6 mi
- Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum: 0.7 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 2.4 mi
- The History Hub Museum: 2.5 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 2.7 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 4.5 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 20.6 mi
- White Oak Beach: 21.1 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 21.5 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 22.4 mi
- Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 14.0 mi
- Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 14.0 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 18.9 mi
- White Oak Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
- Kodak Rock: 4.4 mi
- Hollow Rock: 6.5 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 12.2 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 22.4 mi
- Cedar Falls: 8.9 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 23.9 mi
- I-85, Northbound - Granville County: 20.6 mi
- I-85, Southbound - Granville County: 20.6 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 3.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Rocks Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoneechee Mountain | W 279° | 261 m | 12.0 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | N 2° | 244 m | 15.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 359° | 243 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | WSW 251° | 237 m | 14.8 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | W 280° | 234 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 250° | 232 m | 12.1 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | SW 231° | 232 m | 18.5 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | W 266° | 228 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/481036259
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 10 mi
- Research Triangle · 13 mi
- Raleigh · 21 mi
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