- Elevation, modelled
- 127 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Occoneechee Mountain261 m · 22.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway12.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8837, -78.7842
Observation Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 127 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangle Icon, a artwork 0.8 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 13 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Observation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoneechee Mountain | WNW 303° | 261 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | WNW 285° | 237 m | 21.7 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | NW 304° | 234 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 289° | 232 m | 19.4 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | W 267° | 232 m | 21.5 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | WNW 299° | 228 m | 19.9 mi |
| Blackwood Mountain | WNW 292° | 224 m | 18.3 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NW 308° | 223 m | 20.5 mi |
- 12.6 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 15.3 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Football Road
- 19.8 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 21 mi
- #12 Racecar · 21 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 21 mi
- Trading Path View · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Triangle Icon: 0.8 mi
- Trash Compactor: 4.4 mi
- Colorful Circle of People: 5.0 mi
- Steel Tree: 5.0 mi
- Rodin Garden: 6.7 mi
Parks
- Brier Creek Park: 1.7 mi
- 286 Property: 2.5 mi
- Water Tower Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
- Springdale Area Recreation Club: 3.5 mi
- Springdale Area Recreation Club: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 56
- Crabtree Creek Watershed Project: 1.1 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 6.3 mi
- Hwy 98 Waterfowl Impoundment: 6.8 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 7.9 mi
- Falls Lake: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 52
- Team Power Sports: 1.8 mi
- Southern Industrial Constructors Inc: 2.0 mi
- Martin Marietta Aggregates: 2.1 mi
- Ample Storage: 2.2 mi
- Top Coat Inc: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Camp Craggy: 3.1 mi
- Battle of Morrisville Station: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Project Troop 347 2003: 5.7 mi
- American Eagle Flights 3378 and 3379 Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Peace Pole: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 34
- Carpenter Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Briggs Avenue Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Angier Avenue Neighborhood Farm: 8.8 mi
- SOL Garden: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 29
- Adam Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Green Hill: 11.6 mi
- High Hill: 14.3 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 14.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 14.6 mi
Museums: 27
- West Building: 6.7 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 6.8 mi
- East Building: 6.8 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 6.9 mi
- The History Hub Museum: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 1.8 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 9.3 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 10.7 mi
- Blount Room: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 9
- Crosswinds Beach: 15.3 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 16.2 mi
- White Oak Beach: 16.3 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 17.3 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Hollow Rock: 14.1 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 14.8 mi
- Kodak Rock: 16.0 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cedar Falls: 14.9 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 20.8 mi
- Little River Falls: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 15.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Research Triangle · 0 mi
- Raleigh · 9 mi
- Chapel Hill · 14 mi
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