- Elevation
- 287 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Moores Knob783 m · 22.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Hanging Rock Scenic Byway19.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0737, -80.2165
Forest Park is a park in North Carolina, at a recorded 287 m. Moores Knob stands 783 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sprague Street Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 287 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moores Knob | N 351° | 783 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NW 322° | 735 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cooks Wall Mountain | N 349° | 707 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sauratown Mountain | NNW 338° | 683 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hanging Rock | N 354° | 641 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cole Gap Mountain | N 353° | 616 m | 21.8 mi |
| Ruben Mountain | NNW 346° | 547 m | 22.3 mi |
| Flat Shoal Mountain | N 359° | 490 m | 21.0 mi |
- 19.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Football Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sprague Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Civitan Park: 0.9 mi
- The Quarry at Grant Park: 1.0 mi
- Reynolds Park: 1.1 mi
- Happy Hill Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Original Site of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts: 1.7 mi
- Historic Bethabara: 7.3 mi
- Clock Tower: 9.0 mi
- Nissen House: 11.5 mi
- Lewisville Veteran's Monument: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 51
- Twin Arches: 1.0 mi
- Twin Arches: 1.0 mi
- Twin Arches: 1.0 mi
- Coffee Pot: 1.9 mi
- George Henry Black: 2.1 mi
Museums: 27
- Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts: 1.6 mi
- Single Sisters' House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Winston Salem: 2.0 mi
- Kaledium: 2.3 mi
- The Winston Cup Museum Special Event Center: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 13
- Baux Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Piney Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Flat Shoal Mountain: 21.0 mi
- Cooks Wall Mountain: 21.5 mi
- Cole Gap Mountain: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 11
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 3.2 mi
- Hedgecock Strawberry Farm: 8.6 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 11.6 mi
- All-American Rose Selections Garden: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Evergreen Farm: 7.8 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 17.1 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 21.1 mi
- Concord Church Access: 22.1 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Reynolda Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Wait Chapel: 5.5 mi
- Tanglewood Festival of Lights: 11.7 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 14.1 mi
- Railcar: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Shacktown Falls: 21.3 mi
- Upper Casscades: 22.4 mi
- Tise falls: 22.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 22.6 mi
- Window Falls: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Cooks Wall: 21.4 mi
- Moores Wall: 22.6 mi
- Indian Face: 22.7 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 23.7 mi
- Three Bears: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 2
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 20.1 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Magnolia Springs: 21.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston Salem Reynolds AP, 4 mi away.
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