- Elevation, modelled
- 124 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain203 m · 22.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway22.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7862, -78.6635
NC State Memorial Bell Tower is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 124 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Belltower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A letter from Vance Sykes (Class of 1907) to E. B. Owen, then serving as alumni secretary, is credited with the movement to construct a monument to those alumni killed in World War I. The memorial took 30 years to construct due to wars and funding.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of NC State Memorial Bell Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | W 281° | 203 m | 22.1 mi |
| Couch Mountain | NW 311° | 193 m | 24.9 mi |
| Nunn Mountain | WNW 298° | 188 m | 24.5 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 277° | 183 m | 22.3 mi |
| Red Hill | W 267° | 183 m | 24.5 mi |
| Burnett Mountain | W 268° | 183 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | W 276° | 167 m | 24.5 mi |
| Iron Mine Hill | WNW 294° | 159 m | 24.8 mi |
- 22.1 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 23.8 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Football Road
- 27.5 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Yarbrough Court: 0.1 mi
- Court of North Carolina: 0.2 mi
- Compeigne Park: 0.2 mi
- Pullen Park: 0.3 mi
- Gardner Arboretum: 0.3 mi
- Ellipsoid Construction: 0.1 mi
- Reflector Dish: 0.3 mi
- Reflector Dish: 0.4 mi
- William Clyde Friday: 0.5 mi
- Mother Strong Tail: 0.8 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 0.3 mi
- Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 2.2 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 2.8 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 4.4 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 1.7 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 3.4 mi
- Lake Wheeler: 7.0 mi
- Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Lake Benson: 8.2 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 0.0 mi
- Nancy: 0.7 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 1.3 mi
- North Carolina Fallen Firefighters: 1.3 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 1.4 mi
- SOL Garden: 0.9 mi
- Sunflower Field: 1.0 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 1.6 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Green Hill: 9.6 mi
- Adam Mountain: 11.5 mi
- High Hill: 21.7 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 22.1 mi
- Boothe Hill: 22.3 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 0.4 mi
- Blount Room: 1.6 mi
- Hargett Room: 1.7 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 3.5 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 7.8 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 18.8 mi
- White Oak Beach: 20.0 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 20.5 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 21.0 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 21.2 mi
- Little River Falls: 17.6 mi
- Cedar Falls: 23.9 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 24.8 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 12.8 mi
- Hollow Rock: 23.4 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 24.8 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 | 18:39 | 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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Raleigh · 2 mi
- Research Triangle · 10 mi
- Chapel Hill · 23 mi
Take the scenic way to NC State Memorial Bell Tower.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.