I-85 Southbound Welcome Center & Rest Area
I-85 Southbound Welcome Center & Rest Area is a rest area in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Ivy Hill stands 120 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Welcome Center, a rest area 3.1 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 8.4 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Carolina Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
78 named places within 25 miles
- Wrc Haw Creek Access Area: 4.6 mi
- Palmer Point Park: 5.5 mi
- County Line Public Use Area: 6.1 mi
- Henderson Point Public Use Area: 7.8 mi
- North Bend Park & Campground: 7.8 mi
- Wrc Stonehouse Creek Access Area: 14.5 mi
- Crooked Run Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Old Soudan Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Wrc Henrico Access Area: 18.1 mi
- Wrc Summit Access Area: 21.1 mi
- Model Railroad / Doll Museum / Chamber of Commerce: 15.2 mi
- South Hill Tobacco Museum: 15.2 mi
- Henderson Institute Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- The Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum: 17.1 mi
- Clarksville Regional Museum: 21.1 mi
- Osage Picnic Shelter: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Joseph S. J. Tanner Environmental Education Center: 8.0 mi
- Solitary Sentinel: 19.7 mi
- Laurel Mill and Col. Jordan Jones House: 23.2 mi
- Dr. L. Julian Haywood: 8.5 mi
- Mecklenburg County Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
- J. Stewart and Mary L. Green Wortham Memorial Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Occoneechee Plantation Terrace Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Chalk Level: 18.2 mi
- Rosseechees Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 3.1 mi
- Panacea Falls: 18.2 mi
- Reminiscing: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of I-85 Southbound Welcome Center & Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | WNW 292° | 120 m | 13.6 mi |
| Wilkins Hill | E 90° | 100 m | 23.2 mi |
| Fort Hill | NE 53° | 76 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — John H Kerr DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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