White Pines Natural Area
White Pines Natural Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Pickards Mountain stands 237 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Ridge Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Devil's Stompin' Ground Road passes 6.1 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
- 19.4 mi off the Football Road
- 23.2 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
- 24.5 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Ridge Park: 4.2 mi
- Pittsboro Town Park: 6.9 mi
- Pittsboro Lake Park: 6.9 mi
- Nooe Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Knight Farm Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Red Hill: 10.9 mi
- Burnett Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Lambeth Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Carolina Hill: 12.3 mi
- Wrc Avents Ferry Bridge Access Area: 8.9 mi
- Duke Energy: Harris Nuclear Plant: 13.0 mi
- Kelly Glen Park: 17.0 mi
- Walden Creek Property: 18.2 mi
- University Lake: 18.3 mi
- Ben Harris Metal Sculptures: 18.8 mi
- Curvaceous Kiss: 20.1 mi
- The Hooded Witch: 20.2 mi
- Misting Sculpture: 21.2 mi
- Apex Art Installation: 21.3 mi
- Small Museum of Folk Art: 7.3 mi
- Chatham Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Railroad House Historical Association: 9.3 mi
- Silk Hope Ruritan Club: 16.3 mi
- Visitor Center: 17.4 mi
- Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era): 5.4 mi
- Rollins Mill: 14.1 mi
- Collapsed Barn: 18.0 mi
- Joseph Caldwell Monument: 21.5 mi
- Unsung Founders Memorial: 21.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 20.9 mi
- Poisonous Plant Garden: 20.9 mi
- Sam W. Hitt Medicinal Plant Garden: 20.9 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Alumni Sculpture Garden: 21.4 mi
- The Rocks Gemstone Mining: 4.8 mi
- The Giant Chair: 18.3 mi
- Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower: 21.2 mi
- Old Well: 21.4 mi
- Phillips Farms: 21.9 mi
- Haw river beach: 8.3 mi
- Vista Point Beach: 8.7 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 9.9 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 10.5 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 10.9 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 8.3 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.5 mi
- White Oak Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 18.8 mi
- Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 18.8 mi
- Raven Rock: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Pines Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickards Mountain | N 0° | 237 m | 24.1 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | N 359° | 232 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hickory Mountain | NW 306° | 215 m | 12.9 mi |
| Collins Mountain | N 351° | 213 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mitchell Mountain | N 350° | 211 m | 24.2 mi |
| Edwards Mountain | NNE 21° | 203 m | 17.1 mi |
| Crawford Mountain | N 352° | 199 m | 23.8 mi |
| Carolina Hill | WNW 303° | 196 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 8 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/35439749
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 23 mi
- Research Triangle · 28 mi
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