- Elevation, modelled
- 111 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain203 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- North Durham Country Byway20.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8574, -78.6238
Fairfax Hills Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 111 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Hills Lake Park, a park 0.2 miles away. North Durham Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairfax Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | W 268° | 203 m | 23.9 mi |
| Couch Mountain | WNW 299° | 193 m | 23.9 mi |
| Nunn Mountain | WNW 286° | 188 m | 24.7 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 265° | 183 m | 24.4 mi |
| Adam Mountain | NNW 347° | 145 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Hill | W 272° | 144 m | 23.3 mi |
| Green Hill | NE 36° | 136 m | 4.3 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WNW 293° | 136 m | 23.4 mi |
- 20.7 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Football Road
- 28.8 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 30 mi
- #12 Racecar · 30 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Hills Lake Park: 0.2 mi
- Cedar Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- Flint Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Eastgate Park: 1.2 mi
- Gallery C: 4.9 mi
- Welcome to Raleigh Y'all: 5.4 mi
- Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation: 5.4 mi
- Charles Duncan McIver: 5.4 mi
- Worth Bagley: 5.4 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 1.6 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 5.1 mi
- Carousel: 5.8 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 6.1 mi
- Hi-Tech Fabrication Inc: 6.7 mi
- Durant Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 4.6 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 6.1 mi
- Crabtree Creek Watershed Project: 9.8 mi
- Hwy 98 Waterfowl Impoundment: 10.8 mi
- Lassiter Mill: 2.5 mi
- Eiffel Tower Replica: 2.6 mi
- St. Anges Hospital: 5.0 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 5.4 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 5.5 mi
- SOL Garden: 5.8 mi
- Sunflower Field: 6.2 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 6.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.1 mi
- Green Hill: 4.3 mi
- Adam Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 22.6 mi
- High Hill: 23.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 4.8 mi
- Hargett Room: 5.5 mi
- Blount Room: 5.6 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 5.8 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 7.4 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 22.2 mi
- White Oak Beach: 23.4 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 24.1 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 24.3 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 24.7 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 7.6 mi
- Hollow Rock: 23.0 mi
- Kodak Rock: 24.2 mi
- Little River Falls: 15.4 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.0 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh State Univ, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Raleigh · 3 mi
- Research Triangle · 9 mi
- Chapel Hill · 24 mi
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