- Elevation, modelled
- 99 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Occoneechee Mountain261 m · 13.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9782, -78.8959
Grant Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 99 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grant Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoneechee Mountain | WNW 295° | 261 m | 13.9 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | N 359° | 244 m | 19.5 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 357° | 243 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | W 266° | 237 m | 14.8 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | WNW 296° | 234 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 269° | 232 m | 12.1 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | WSW 243° | 232 m | 17.0 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | WNW 286° | 228 m | 11.5 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 9.1 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Football Road
- 11.8 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 12 mi
- #12 Racecar · 12 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 12 mi
- Trading Path View · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Grant Park: 0.1 mi
- Grant Street: 0.1 mi
- Grant Park: 0.2 mi
- Burton Park: 0.4 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Winding Out: 1.2 mi
- Visionary Leadership in the New South: 1.3 mi
- Pixel Wall Durham: 1.6 mi
- Old Durham Mural: 1.6 mi
- Bug Walk: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 52
- 11-foot-8 Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Mercury Rocket: 3.5 mi
- Sheep: 3.6 mi
- Donkey: 3.6 mi
- Parasaurolophus: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 49
- Prairie Island / Carolina Xeriscape: 1.0 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Pearl Mill Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Beaver Marsh Preserve: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Peace Pole: 0.8 mi
- Major the bull: 1.3 mi
- Cardinal: 1.6 mi
- Turtle: 1.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 33
- Angier Avenue Neighborhood Farm: 0.9 mi
- Victory Garden: 1.0 mi
- Orchard Park Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Briggs Avenue Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Grace Garden: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 33
- Huckleberry Hill: 5.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Couch Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Nunn Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Iron Mine Hill: 10.3 mi
Museums: 29
- The History Hub Museum: 1.5 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 2.4 mi
- Museum of Life and Science: 3.5 mi
- Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum: 4.2 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 9
- Bobbit's Hole: 7.1 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 17.1 mi
- White Oak Beach: 17.7 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 18.2 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 10.8 mi
- Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 11.9 mi
- Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 17.0 mi
- White Oak Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Hollow Rock: 6.2 mi
- Kodak Rock: 6.9 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 14.1 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cedar Falls: 8.0 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-85, Northbound - Granville County: 22.9 mi
- I-85, Southbound - Granville County: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 6.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 6 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 8 mi
- Research Triangle · 9 mi
- Raleigh · 18 mi
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