Fort Macon
Fort Macon is an attraction in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Bald Hill stands 1 m to the east-southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Macon State Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Built 1826-1834, named for Nathaniel Macon, US Senator. US transferred ownership to NC in 1924. Now part of Fort Macon State Park
The story
inhabited place in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q42296474, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1834
- Elevation
- 03 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Macon State Park: 0.8 mi
- Radio Island Beach Access: 1.2 mi
- Grayden Paul Jaycee Park: 1.6 mi
- Lynn Eury Park: 1.6 mi
- Town of Beaufort Boardwalk: 1.6 mi
- Lookout Cruises: 1.6 mi
- Island Express Ferry Service: 1.6 mi
- Morehead City Waterfront: 2.5 mi
- Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag: 4.3 mi
- Lost Treasure Raceway: 11.4 mi
- Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center: 1.6 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum: 1.6 mi
- Carteret County Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Carteret County Museum of History: 4.9 mi
- Core Sound Waterfowl Museum: 8.6 mi
- Deer Field Shores: 4.4 mi
- Pine Knoll Shores: 6.8 mi
- Indian Beach: 10.9 mi
- Bare Sand Beach: 11.1 mi
- Cape Lookout Shoals: 11.8 mi
- Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area: 8.7 mi
- North River: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 22.6 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 23.9 mi
- Michael John Smith: 1.6 mi
- Big Rock: 2.5 mi
- 1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins: 10.2 mi
- High Hill: 3.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 5.6 mi
- Diamond City Hills: 8.8 mi
- Pine Cliff Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Cedar Point Recreation Area: 23.2 mi
- Rose garden: 4.0 mi
- Diamond City: 8.6 mi
- Blackbeard: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Macon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | ESE 111° | 1 m | 5.6 mi |
| Diamond City Hills | ESE 113° | 1 m | 8.8 mi |
| High Hill | ESE 111° | 0 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaufort - Asos, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 70000445OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Fort Macon, reference 70000445, listed 02/26/70.
OpenStreetMap element way/285278267
Day trips start here
- Beaufort · 2 mi
- Atlantic Beach · 4 mi
- Morehead City · 4 mi
- Harkers Island · 7 mi
- Crystal Coast · 8 mi
- Newport · 12 mi
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