Cape Lookout beach camping
Cape Lookout beach camping is a beach in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, a park 4.1 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Light Station · 19 mi
- Ocracoke Pony Pens Viewing Area · 26 mi
43 named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Middle Community Ruins: 13.5 mi
- Fort Ocarcoke: 16.3 mi
- United States Coast Guard: 19.5 mi
- Ocracoke Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- LT. Robert Maynard: 19.6 mi
- Post Office and General Store: 14.2 mi
- Washington Roberts House: 14.3 mi
- Lionel and Elma Gilgo House: 14.3 mi
- Henry Pigott House: 14.4 mi
- Portsmouth Life-Saving Station: 14.4 mi
- George Hills: 4.3 mi
- Second Grass: 17.8 mi
- First Grass: 18.3 mi
- First Hammock Hills: 22.1 mi
- Parkers Hill: 24.4 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge: 4.1 mi
- Mariners: 9.1 mi
- Marshallberg Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Manley Gaskill Park: 23.7 mi
- Cedar Island Beach: 7.9 mi
- Bare Sand Beach: 21.9 mi
- Cedar Island Rentals: 8.2 mi
- Portsmouth: 14.2 mi
- Blackbeard: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Lookout beach camping. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Cedars | NE 52° | 4 m | 24.6 mi |
| First Hammock Hills | NE 50° | 2 m | 22.1 mi |
| Parkers Hill | NE 51° | 2 m | 24.4 mi |
| George Hills | NE 44° | 1 m | 4.3 mi |
| First Grass | NE 49° | 1 m | 18.3 mi |
| Second Grass | NE 49° | 0 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar IS, 6 mi away.
Mean tidal range 0.57 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Sea Level, NC, 7 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/686757397
Day trips start here
- Ocracoke · 20 mi
- Crystal Coast · 23 mi
- Harkers Island · 24 mi
- Beaufort · 27 mi
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