- Elevation, modelled
- 98 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain203 m · 21.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway22.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7684, -78.6785
Lake Raleigh Picnic Area is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 98 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Textiles Courtyard, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Raleigh Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | WNW 285° | 203 m | 21.5 mi |
| Nunn Mountain | WNW 302° | 188 m | 24.4 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 281° | 183 m | 21.7 mi |
| Red Hill | W 270° | 183 m | 23.6 mi |
| Burnett Mountain | W 271° | 183 m | 23.9 mi |
| Lambeth Mountain | W 272° | 177 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | W 280° | 167 m | 23.8 mi |
| Iron Mine Hill | WNW 297° | 159 m | 24.5 mi |
- 22.3 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 24.6 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Football Road
- 27.0 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Textiles Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- The Oval: 0.3 mi
- Venture Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- The Cistern: 0.3 mi
- The Greens Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Reds and Whites: 0.2 mi
- Dix: 0.9 mi
- Dax: 1.0 mi
- Dux: 1.0 mi
- Mother Strong Tail: 1.0 mi
- Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 1.8 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 2.7 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 3.1 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 5.9 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 2.7 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 3.6 mi
- Lake Wheeler: 5.5 mi
- Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Lake Benson: 7.3 mi
- Nancy: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 1.5 mi
- North Carolina Fallen Firefighters: 2.1 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 2.1 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 2.4 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 0.1 mi
- Sunflower Field: 1.1 mi
- SOL Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 2.5 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Green Hill: 11.1 mi
- Adam Mountain: 12.8 mi
- High Hill: 21.3 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 21.5 mi
- Boothe Hill: 21.7 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 1.1 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 2.2 mi
- Blount Room: 2.4 mi
- Hargett Room: 2.5 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 8.4 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 17.8 mi
- White Oak Beach: 19.0 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 19.4 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 19.9 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 20.1 mi
- Little River Falls: 18.7 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 23.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 23.8 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 23.8 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 14.2 mi
- Hollow Rock: 23.5 mi
- Raven Rock: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 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, 2 mi away.
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