- Elevation, modelled
- 111 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Edwards Mountain203 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue-Gray Scenic Byway24.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7343, -78.6551
Renaissance Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 111 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Renaissance Park Olympia, a park 0.4 miles away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Renaissance Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | WNW 289° | 203 m | 23.5 mi |
| Boothe Hill | WNW 286° | 183 m | 23.5 mi |
| Adam Mountain | N 1° | 145 m | 15.0 mi |
| High Hill | WNW 293° | 144 m | 23.3 mi |
| Green Hill | NNE 20° | 136 m | 12.7 mi |
- 24.3 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Football Road
- 27.3 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Renaissance Park Olympia: 0.4 mi
- Peach Road Park: 0.5 mi
- Greens at Tryon: 0.6 mi
- Hertford Village Mini-Park: 1.0 mi
- Carolina Pines Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Sunflower Power Poles: 2.1 mi
- Sunflower Power Poles: 2.2 mi
- Sunflower Power Poles: 2.2 mi
- Sunflower Power Poles: 2.3 mi
- Daddy Bird Eye: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 46
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 2.5 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 2.8 mi
- Carousel: 3.2 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 3.8 mi
- Rocket Box Bat House: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- Lake Wheeler: 4.2 mi
- Lake Benson: 4.6 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 5.3 mi
- Lake Johnson: 5.7 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 28
- North Carolina Fallen Firefighters: 3.1 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.2 mi
- Nancy: 3.2 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 3.3 mi
Museums: 27
- Randleigh Dairy Heritage Museum: 1.6 mi
- Pope House Museum: 2.9 mi
- CAM Raleigh: 3.0 mi
- City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum): 3.1 mi
- Raleigh Lace Museum and Kristin S Conrad Lace Center: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 25
- Sunflower Field: 2.7 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 2.7 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 3.3 mi
- SOL Garden: 3.8 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 8
- Crosswinds Beach: 19.1 mi
- White Oak Beach: 20.2 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 20.5 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 20.9 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Blount Room: 3.2 mi
- Hargett Room: 3.2 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 3.2 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 3.9 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 5
- Green Hill: 12.7 mi
- Adam Mountain: 15.0 mi
- High Hill: 23.3 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Boothe Hill: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Little River Falls: 18.0 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 22.6 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- ledge off to drainage area: 15.6 mi
- Raven Rock: 23.0 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 | 07:21 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh 4 SW, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 6 mi
- Research Triangle · 13 mi
- Chapel Hill · 25 mi
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