I-85, Southbound - Granville County
I-85, Southbound - Granville County is a rest area in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Glenns Mountain stands 244 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is I-85, Northbound - Granville County, a rest area 0.2 miles away. North Durham Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
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How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
- 24.1 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trading Path View · 27 mi
- #12 Racecar · 27 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 27 mi
- #44 Racecar · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Granville Athletic Park: 2.0 mi
- C. L. Rucker Park: 4.2 mi
- Wilton Slopes Park: 4.5 mi
- Lake Rogers Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Battle C. Roberts Field: 8.4 mi
- Granville Corn Maze: 1.9 mi
- Horton Grove: 13.6 mi
- Maze: 17.6 mi
- Haunted Forest At Panic Point: 17.6 mi
- Storage Sense: 18.4 mi
- Ledge Creek Forest Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- Picture Branch Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Roberts Chapel Conservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Robertson Creek Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Reminiscing: 14.1 mi
- Belmont Dragon: 21.7 mi
- Globe Sculpture: 21.8 mi
- Sundial: 21.8 mi
- Old Durham Mural: 21.9 mi
- Walker Garden: 18.1 mi
- Performance Garden: 18.1 mi
- Hub Farm: 18.5 mi
- Common Garden: 19.1 mi
- St. Catherine of Siena Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Castle Mont Rouge: 15.2 mi
- Confederate Memorial Drinking Fountain: 21.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial of Wake Forest: 21.4 mi
- Durham Pump Station: 21.7 mi
- Turtle: 22.0 mi
- Stagville State Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Boars Nest a Dukes of Hazzard Museum: 13.8 mi
- Henderson Institute Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- Wake Forest Historical Museum: 19.0 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 19.1 mi
- Glenns Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Adam Mountain: 19.8 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 22.5 mi
- Green Hill: 23.1 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 21.9 mi
- Kodak Rock: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 21.8 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 22.0 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of I-85, Southbound - Granville County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenns Mountain | W 276° | 244 m | 14.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | W 271° | 243 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hagers Mountain | NW 311° | 210 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bethel Hill | NW 322° | 192 m | 24.2 mi |
| Adam Mountain | S 182° | 145 m | 19.8 mi |
| Green Hill | S 172° | 136 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oxford AG, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6067260633
Day trips start here
- Research Triangle · 26 mi
- Raleigh · 29 mi
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