- Elevation, modelled
- 209 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Moores Knob783 m · 16.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Hanging Rock Scenic Byway14.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3142, -80.0063
Knight Brown Nature Perserve is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 209 m. Moores Knob stands 783 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogans Creek Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Piedmont Land Conservancy
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knight Brown Nature Perserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moores Knob | WNW 291° | 783 m | 16.5 mi |
| Cooks Wall Mountain | WNW 286° | 707 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sauratown Mountain | WNW 282° | 683 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hanging Rock | WNW 292° | 641 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cole Gap Mountain | WNW 289° | 616 m | 15.3 mi |
| No Business Mountain | NNW 338° | 600 m | 24.9 mi |
| Ruben Mountain | WNW 287° | 547 m | 17.8 mi |
| Flat Shoal Mountain | WNW 290° | 490 m | 12.8 mi |
- 14.3 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Football Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogans Creek Park: 1.2 mi
- Madison River Park: 4.2 mi
- Idol Park: 4.7 mi
- Goodwill First Baptist Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Highway 704 River Access: 5.6 mi
- Moratock Iron Furnace: 12.5 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 12.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Joseph G. Gordan: 15.3 mi
- Schenck Monument: 15.4 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 11.9 mi
- Eyes Of Wisdome: 15.0 mi
- Alligator: 15.9 mi
- Hi-Yah!: 17.8 mi
- The Student: 17.8 mi
- Lawson Family Murder Museum: 5.7 mi
- Kernersville Museum: 13.9 mi
- Museum and Archives of Rockingham County: 14.3 mi
- Körner's Folly: 14.3 mi
- Greensboro Science Center: 15.9 mi
- Cedder Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Piney Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Brush Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Baux Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Flat Shoal Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 9.9 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 18.1 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 18.3 mi
- Window Falls: 15.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.3 mi
- Upper Casscades: 15.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Tise falls: 15.7 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 19.9 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 20.1 mi
- UNCG Garden: 20.1 mi
- Duneleith Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Hedgecock Strawberry Farm: 21.9 mi
- Mad Town Tubing: 5.8 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 12.1 mi
- Balanced Rock: 16.4 mi
- Wait Chapel: 19.6 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 19.6 mi
- Indian Face: 16.2 mi
- Cooks Wall: 16.3 mi
- Moores Wall: 16.6 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 16.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
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 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 13 mi away.
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