Buffalo City
Buffalo City is a ghost town in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Kill Devil Hill stands 28 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Creef Cut Wildlife Trail, a attraction 3.6 miles away. Alligator River Route passes 1.7 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Alligator River Route
- 5.9 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Roanoke Voyages Corridor
- 18.4 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
69 named places within 25 miles
- North End Park: 12.5 mi
- Lindsay Warren Visitor Center: 13.4 mi
- Westcott Park: 13.7 mi
- Cartwright Park: 14.0 mi
- Collins Park: 14.1 mi
- J. Morgan Futch Game Land: 12.5 mi
- Buckridge Coastal Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Roanoke Island Marshlands: 14.5 mi
- Alligator River: 15.3 mi
- Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Fort Raleigh ruin: 13.4 mi
- 1903/12/17 Sculpture: 18.2 mi
- Wright Brothers Monument: 18.3 mi
- First Flight Boulder: 18.5 mi
- Flight 1: 18.5 mi
- Creef Cut Wildlife Trail: 3.6 mi
- Lost Colony House: 13.3 mi
- Jumpmasters Trampoline Park: 14.5 mi
- Elizabeth II: 14.8 mi
- The Mother Vine: 15.1 mi
- Engagement Hill: 17.5 mi
- Seven Sisters: 17.9 mi
- West Hill: 18.2 mi
- Kill Devil Hill: 18.3 mi
- Kill Devil Hills: 18.5 mi
- Pea Island Cookhouse: 14.1 mi
- Herbert M. Collins Boathouse: 14.1 mi
- Outer Banks History Center: 14.8 mi
- Red Wolf Center: 18.5 mi
- Roanoke Colony: 13.4 mi
- Bodie Island Lighthouse: 19.9 mi
- Coquina Beach: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kill Devil Hill | NE 50° | 28 m | 18.3 mi |
| West Hill | NE 48° | 14 m | 18.2 mi |
| Engagement Hill | ENE 61° | 6 m | 17.5 mi |
| Seven Sisters | ENE 66° | 5 m | 17.9 mi |
| Kill Devil Hills | NE 49° | 2 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manteo AP, 13 mi away.
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