Salvo Day Use Area
Salvo Day Use Area is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Creeds Hill stands 3 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rodanthe Public Beach Access, a beach 4.3 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway runs past it. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
The story
township in Dare County, North Carolina
Wikidata Q3473969, matched on coordinates and name (783 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- On the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Roanoke Voyages Corridor
- 28.4 mi off the Alligator River Route
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Platform · 12 mi
26 named places within 25 miles
- Chicamacomico Life Saving Station: 4.3 mi
- Boathouse: 4.3 mi
- Cookhouse: 4.3 mi
- 1874 Station House: 4.3 mi
- Midget House: 4.4 mi
- Rodanthe Public Beach Access: 4.3 mi
- Bald Beach: 8.3 mi
- Old Lighthouse Beach: 19.5 mi
- Coquina Beach: 21.3 mi
- Oregon Inlet Fishing Center: 18.7 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 20.8 mi
- Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
- Frisco Hatteras Access: 23.9 mi
- Mirlo Rescue: 4.3 mi
- Pea Island Life Savers: 12.7 mi
- America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification: 24.8 mi
- Lagerhead Hills: 7.6 mi
- Creeds Hill: 21.2 mi
- Bare Hill: 24.3 mi
- Cape Hatteras Light Station: 19.8 mi
- Bodie Island Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salvo Day Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeds Hill | SSW 197° | 3 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bare Hill | SSW 206° | 3 m | 24.3 mi |
| Lagerhead Hills | N 357° | 1 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:44 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frisco 2nne, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3334245497
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