Turnipseed Nature Reserve
Turnipseed Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Adam Mountain stands 145 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wendell Falls Hammock Park and Ampitheater, a park 1.2 miles away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Tar Heel Trace
Named places within 25 miles
- Wendell Falls Hammock Park and Ampitheater: 1.2 mi
- Wendell Park: 3.1 mi
- Hollybrook Park: 3.2 mi
- Carver Elementary School Park: 3.3 mi
- Riverwood Park - Open Fields: 4.0 mi
- Henry Knight’s Vision: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Figures Mural: 10.9 mi
- Welcome to Raleigh Y'all: 12.2 mi
- Red Hat Armadillo: 12.5 mi
- Gallery C: 12.6 mi
- Lake Myra Christmas Light Show: 3.5 mi
- Piper Lights Display: 9.1 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 11.7 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 12.0 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 12.6 mi
- Marbles Kids Museum: 12.5 mi
- Little House Museum and Gallery: 12.5 mi
- Pope House Museum: 12.5 mi
- Raleigh Lace Museum and Kristin S Conrad Lace Center: 12.6 mi
- North Carolina Museum of History: 12.6 mi
- Williamson Preserve and Nature Trails: 2.5 mi
- Robertson Millpond Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Sandy Pines Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Flower Hill Nature Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Lake Johnson: 12.3 mi
- Archer Lodge Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Knightdale Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Jefferson Green Tribute: 4.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 11.3 mi
- St. Anges Hospital: 11.8 mi
- Community garden: 6.2 mi
- Clayton Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 12.4 mi
- Sunflower Field: 13.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.2 mi
- Hargett Room: 12.4 mi
- Blount Room: 12.5 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 16.0 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 16.8 mi
- Green Hill: 14.3 mi
- Adam Mountain: 19.2 mi
- I-95 Northbound ─ Johnston County: 17.2 mi
- I-95 Southbound ─ Johnston County: 17.3 mi
- Little River Falls: 6.4 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turnipseed Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Mountain | NW 317° | 145 m | 19.2 mi |
| Green Hill | NW 321° | 136 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton WTP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/831544380
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 14 mi
- Research Triangle · 23 mi
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