- Elevation, modelled
- 151 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountains301 m · 19.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Football Road0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9110, -79.0829
The Commons is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 151 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bel Arbor Neighborhood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Football Road passes 0.4 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Commons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Mountains | W 277° | 301 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bass Mountain | W 278° | 275 m | 17.6 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | NNW 348° | 261 m | 10.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 22° | 243 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | NW 310° | 237 m | 5.6 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | N 351° | 234 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 340° | 232 m | 4.8 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | WSW 237° | 232 m | 5.6 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Football Road
- 5.5 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 11 mi
- #12 Racecar · 11 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 11 mi
- Trading Path View · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bel Arbor Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
- Charles Herman Wilson Park: 0.7 mi
- Henry Baldwin Park: 0.9 mi
- Sykes Street Playground: 1.0 mi
- Hargraves Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Exhale: 1.4 mi
- Bolin Creek Trail: 1.5 mi
- The Hooded Witch: 2.2 mi
- Tatanka: 2.7 mi
- Plaid Cow: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 45
- Old Well: 1.8 mi
- Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower: 1.9 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 8.6 mi
- Bennett Place: 10.1 mi
- 11-foot-8 Bridge: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 42
- University Lake: 0.9 mi
- Berryhill Rhododendron Bluffs: 0.9 mi
- Adams Tract: 1.0 mi
- University Lake: 1.2 mi
- University Lake: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 36
- Iron Mine Hill: 1.5 mi
- McCauley Mount: 1.9 mi
- Stony Hill: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.8 mi
- Nunn Mountain: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Joseph Caldwell Monument: 1.7 mi
- Unsung Founders Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Stone Knoll: 2.5 mi
- Hippol Castle: 2.6 mi
- Kemp Plummer Battle Bench: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 26
- Carrboro Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden at MLK, Jr. Park: 1.1 mi
- Alumni Sculpture Garden: 1.6 mi
- Sam W. Hitt Medicinal Plant Garden: 1.7 mi
- Coker Arboretum: 1.9 mi
Museums: 23
- Ackland Art Museum: 1.6 mi
- Morehead Planetarium: 1.8 mi
- Carolina Basketball Museum: 2.4 mi
- Nasher Museum of Art: 10.5 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Beaches: 9
- Bobbit's Hole: 11.0 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 11.8 mi
- White Oak Beach: 12.3 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 12.5 mi
- Haw river beach: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hollow Rock: 6.5 mi
- Kodak Rock: 10.8 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cedar Falls: 4.0 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 13.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 12.0 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 | 07:24 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 3 mi
- Research Triangle · 17 mi
- Raleigh · 25 mi
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