- Elevation, modelled
- 112 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountains301 m · 19.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Football Road1.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8739, -79.0936
University Lake is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 112 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. Football Road passes 1.9 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 | WNW 285° | 301 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bass Mountain | WNW 286° | 275 m | 17.6 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | N 353° | 261 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | NNW 329° | 237 m | 7.2 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | N 355° | 234 m | 13.1 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | W 263° | 232 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 351° | 232 m | 7.1 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | N 360° | 228 m | 10.4 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Football Road
- 7.5 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 14 mi
- #12 Racecar · 14 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 14 mi
- Trading Path View · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Highgrove Park: 1.7 mi
- Private Dog Park: 2.5 mi
- Merritt's Pasture: 2.5 mi
- Westwood Park: 2.6 mi
- Quailview Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- The Hooded Witch: 2.8 mi
- Exhale: 3.3 mi
- Bolin Creek Trail: 3.8 mi
- Tatanka: 4.7 mi
- Plaid Cow: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 47
- Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower: 3.5 mi
- Old Well: 3.5 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 9.6 mi
- Boxyard RTP: 12.5 mi
- Bennett Place: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 45
- University Lake: 0.9 mi
- University Lake: 1.1 mi
- Mccauley Mountain: 1.3 mi
- University Lake: 1.6 mi
- Berryhill Rhododendron Bluffs: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Joseph Caldwell Monument: 3.6 mi
- Unsung Founders Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Hippol Castle: 4.2 mi
- Kemp Plummer Battle Bench: 4.2 mi
- Stone Knoll: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 34
- McCauley Mount: 1.3 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 3.1 mi
- High Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Boothe Hill: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 26
- Sam W. Hitt Medicinal Plant Garden: 3.1 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Alumni Sculpture Garden: 3.4 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden at MLK, Jr. Park: 3.6 mi
- Coker Arboretum: 3.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Carolina Basketball Museum: 3.4 mi
- Ackland Art Museum: 3.4 mi
- Morehead Planetarium: 3.7 mi
- Small Museum of Folk Art: 11.5 mi
- Chatham Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Beaches: 9
- Parker's Creek Beach: 9.5 mi
- White Oak Beach: 10.2 mi
- Haw river beach: 10.4 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 10.5 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hollow Rock: 8.9 mi
- Kodak Rock: 13.3 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cedar Falls: 6.5 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 10.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 14.4 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, 3 mi away.
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