- Elevation, modelled
- 142 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountains301 m · 22.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Football Road7.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7996, -79.0881
McDowell Square is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 142 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Yancey Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Football Road passes 7.1 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McDowell Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Mountains | WNW 298° | 301 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bass Mountain | WNW 300° | 275 m | 19.9 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | N 354° | 261 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | NNW 341° | 237 m | 12.0 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | N 355° | 234 m | 18.3 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | NW 316° | 232 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 354° | 232 m | 12.2 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | N 359° | 228 m | 15.5 mi |
- 7.1 mi off the Football Road
- 7.4 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
- 12.5 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 19 mi
- #12 Racecar · 19 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 19 mi
- Trading Path View · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Yancey Square: 0.1 mi
- Camden Park: 0.1 mi
- Caswell Square: 0.2 mi
- Caldwell Square: 0.2 mi
- The Park at Briar Chapel: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- The Hooded Witch: 7.6 mi
- Exhale: 8.0 mi
- Bolin Creek Trail: 8.6 mi
- Tatanka: 9.1 mi
- Plaid Cow: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 45
- Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower: 7.8 mi
- Old Well: 8.0 mi
- The Rocks Gemstone Mining: 9.6 mi
- Phillips Farms: 12.3 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 43
- University Lake: 5.1 mi
- University Lake: 6.0 mi
- University Lake: 6.2 mi
- Mccauley Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Parker Preserve: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Collapsed Barn: 6.2 mi
- Joseph Caldwell Monument: 8.1 mi
- Unsung Founders Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Kemp Plummer Battle Bench: 8.3 mi
- Hippol Castle: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 34
- Bennett Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Burnett Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Lambeth Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Red Hill: 2.5 mi
- Boothe Hill: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 26
- Herb Garden: 7.6 mi
- Poisonous Plant Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sam W. Hitt Medicinal Plant Garden: 7.6 mi
- Alumni Sculpture Garden: 8.0 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden: 8.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Small Museum of Folk Art: 7.3 mi
- Carolina Basketball Museum: 7.4 mi
- Chatham Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
- Ackland Art Museum: 8.0 mi
- Morehead Planetarium: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Beaches: 9
- Parker's Creek Beach: 4.6 mi
- Haw river beach: 5.3 mi
- White Oak Beach: 5.7 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 5.9 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Moosejaw Falls: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.1 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hollow Rock: 13.3 mi
- Kodak Rock: 18.0 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 18.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 18.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 10 mi
- Research Triangle · 18 mi
- Raleigh · 25 mi
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