- Elevation, modelled
- 92 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Occoneechee Mountain261 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway14.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8235, -78.8261
Ruritan Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 92 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Morrisville Station, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Town of Morrisville
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruritan Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoneechee Mountain | NW 315° | 261 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | WNW 298° | 237 m | 21.0 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | NW 316° | 234 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 303° | 232 m | 19.2 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | W 279° | 232 m | 19.3 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | NW 313° | 228 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blackwood Mountain | NW 307° | 224 m | 18.3 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NW 321° | 223 m | 21.8 mi |
- 14.2 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Football Road
- 19.2 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 22 mi
- #12 Racecar · 22 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 22 mi
- Trading Path View · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Morrisville Dog Park: 0.2 mi
- Indian Creek Park: 0.2 mi
- Indian Creek Greenway: 0.2 mi
- Cedar Fork District Park: 0.3 mi
- Crabtree Creek Nature Park: 0.4 mi
- Misting Sculpture: 3.2 mi
- Curvaceous Kiss: 3.6 mi
- Trash Compactor: 3.7 mi
- Light Passage: 3.8 mi
- L'île Folie: 3.8 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 4.5 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 4.7 mi
- Crabtree Creek Watershed Project: 5.6 mi
- Walden Creek Property: 5.8 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 6.2 mi
- Phillips Farms: 2.6 mi
- Compost Education Center: 2.7 mi
- Bond Park Challenge Course: 2.8 mi
- Boxyard RTP: 5.7 mi
- Air Purification: 6.3 mi
- Battle of Morrisville Station: 0.1 mi
- American Eagle Flights 3378 and 3379 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Project Troop 347 2003: 3.4 mi
- Camp Craggy: 4.0 mi
- Collapsed Barn: 9.0 mi
- Carpenter Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- SOL Garden: 8.6 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 9.2 mi
- Sunflower Field: 9.9 mi
- High Hill: 12.3 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Boothe Hill: 13.0 mi
- Adam Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Green Hill: 15.0 mi
- West Building: 6.9 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 6.9 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 7.0 mi
- East Building: 7.0 mi
- CAM Raleigh: 10.6 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 5.2 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 7.6 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 9.5 mi
- Blount Room: 11.1 mi
- Hargett Room: 11.1 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 11.0 mi
- White Oak Beach: 12.1 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 12.9 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 13.4 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 13.4 mi
- Hollow Rock: 14.8 mi
- Kodak Rock: 17.8 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 18.4 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 23.6 mi
- Raven Rock: 24.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 14.8 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 16.8 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 24.1 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 17.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh AP, 5 mi away.
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