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Gardner Arboretum

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Elevation, modelled
126 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Edwards Mountain203 m · 21.8 mi
Nearest byway
Colonial Heritage Byway21.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:35local time
Coordinates
35.7866, -78.6688
Gardner Arboretum from directly overhead

Gardner Arboretum is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 126 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Reflector Dish, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Located between Patterson Hall and Burlington Nuclear Labs, the M.E. Gardner Arboretum was named for Monroe Evans Gardner. Gardner served as Head of the Department of Horticulture from 1933 to 1956, as well as N. C. State Fair judge for 32 years.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Edwards MountainW 281°203 m21.8 mi
Couch MountainNW 311°193 m24.7 mi
Nunn MountainWNW 299°188 m24.3 mi
Boothe HillW 277°183 m22.0 mi
Red HillW 267°183 m24.2 mi
Burnett MountainW 268°183 m24.5 mi
Bennett MountainW 276°167 m24.2 mi
Iron Mine HillWNW 294°159 m24.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice06:0019:5720:35
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2216:2617:05

Local time (America/New_York).

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