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Cedron Park

Cedron Park from directly overhead

Cedron Park is a park in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 243 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastwood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Football Road passes 11 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.97375, -79.96032

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eastwood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eastwood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Brocket Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Five Points Park: 1.1 mi
  • Washington Terrace Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
Artworks: 53
Peaks: 28
  • Shepherd Mountain: 15.1 mi
  • Caraway Mountain: 15.9 mi
  • Rush Mountain: 17.0 mi
  • Back Creek Mountain: 17.5 mi
  • Ridges Mountain: 18.1 mi
Museums: 25
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 13.1 mi
  • Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 24.5 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedron Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepherd MountainS 178°356 m15.1 mi
Three Hat MountainSSW 213°352 m18.1 mi
Caraway MountainSSE 165°350 m15.9 mi
Grist MountainSSW 205°334 m25.0 mi
Daves MountainSSE 157°332 m18.6 mi
Back Creek MountainSSE 159°331 m17.5 mi
Steep Rock MountainSSW 195°314 m20.7 mi
Oakie MountainSSE 153°311 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5819:32
June solstice06:0420:0220:40
September equinox07:0818:4519:18
December solstice07:2716:3017:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552626976797872625144
Precip in3.83.24.14.13.84.44.65.14.83.33.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — High PT, under a mile away.

  • Muscovy Duck28 obs
  • Northern Cardinal16 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel10 obs
  • Great Blue Heron8 obs
  • DeKay's Brownsnake7 obs
  • White M Hairstreak7 obs
  • Mallard6 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird6 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357813167

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