- Elevation, modelled
- 107 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountains301 m · 18.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Football Road0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9003, -79.1079
University Lake is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 107 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mccauley Mountain, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Football Road passes 0.3 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of University Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Mountains | W 280° | 301 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bass Mountain | W 281° | 275 m | 16.4 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | N 356° | 261 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | NNW 327° | 237 m | 5.3 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | N 358° | 234 m | 11.3 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | SW 235° | 232 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 357° | 232 m | 5.2 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | N 5° | 228 m | 8.6 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Football Road
- 5.6 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 12 mi
- #12 Racecar · 12 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 12 mi
- Trading Path View · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buford Woods: 0.9 mi
- The Commons: 1.6 mi
- Henry Anderson III Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Quailview Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Bel Arbor Neighborhood Park: 1.8 mi
- The Hooded Witch: 0.9 mi
- Exhale: 2.9 mi
- Bolin Creek Trail: 3.1 mi
- Tatanka: 4.3 mi
- Plaid Cow: 6.2 mi
- Old Well: 3.3 mi
- Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower: 3.3 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 7.8 mi
- Bennett Place: 11.6 mi
- 11-foot-8 Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Mccauley Mountain: 0.7 mi
- University Lake: 0.7 mi
- University Lake: 0.7 mi
- University Lake: 1.4 mi
- University Lake: 1.5 mi
- McCauley Mount: 0.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.7 mi
- Iron Mine Hill: 2.9 mi
- Stony Hill: 3.2 mi
- Terrells Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Stone Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Thomas Lloyd Marker: 3.1 mi
- Joseph Caldwell Monument: 3.3 mi
- Unsung Founders Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Hippol Castle: 4.1 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden at MLK, Jr. Park: 2.0 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sam W. Hitt Medicinal Plant Garden: 3.1 mi
- Alumni Sculpture Garden: 3.1 mi
- Winmore Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Ackland Art Museum: 3.1 mi
- Morehead Planetarium: 3.3 mi
- Carolina Basketball Museum: 3.7 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 12.1 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 2.8 mi
- White Oak Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Observation Platform: 18.0 mi
- Shelter #3: 19.7 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 11.4 mi
- White Oak Beach: 12.2 mi
- Haw river beach: 12.2 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 12.3 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 12.5 mi
- Hollow Rock: 8.0 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 11.4 mi
- Kodak Rock: 12.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 5.6 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 12.2 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 13.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chapel Hill 2 W, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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