Rest area · North Carolina
I-95 Southbound ─ Johnston County
I-95 Southbound ─ Johnston County is a rest area in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. The nearest named place is I-95 Northbound ─ Johnston County, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
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- NCDOT
How to reach it
Coordinates35.53642, -78.25217
- 9.0 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Tar Heel Trace
- 28.3 mi off the Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Meteor Lakes Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pine Level Recreational Park: 2.1 mi
- Brack Wilson Park: 2.4 mi
- Jerome Park: 3.2 mi
- Smithfield Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Smithfield Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Wrc Micro Boat Access: 5.6 mi
- Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center: 11.4 mi
- Wrc Richardson"S Bridge Access Area: 11.6 mi
- Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center: 11.7 mi
- Flower Hill Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Mitchener Station - The Last Review: 3.0 mi
- Old gas pump: 8.3 mi
- Archer Lodge Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Bentonville Civil War Statue: 16.5 mi
- Bentonville Civil War Memorial: 16.6 mi
Museums: 12
- Johnston County Heritage Center’s new County Museum: 5.5 mi
- Ava Gardner Museum: 5.5 mi
- Tobacco Farm Life Museum: 8.8 mi
- Charles B. Aycock Birthplace: 15.6 mi
- Wayne County Museum: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Artistry In Motion Performing Arts Center: 5.7 mi
- Boon Hill Gallery: 6.0 mi
- Music that you can play: 17.8 mi
- Paint & Play: 17.9 mi
- F4E Phantom II: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Raynor Shine Nursery: 12.8 mi
- Community garden: 14.8 mi
- Clayton Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Baskets & Flowers Greenhouses Inc.: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- I-95 Northbound ─ Johnston County: 0.1 mi
- Connect 4: 20.5 mi
- SJAFB USO: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- Kenly 95: 6.8 mi
- Whirligig: 14.0 mi
- Lake Myra Christmas Light Show: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Little River Falls: 20.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithfield, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1079817395
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