Ghost town · North Carolina
Diamond City
Diamond City is a ghost town in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Diamond City Hills stands 1 m to the east-northeast, 0.2 miles off. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
abandoned whaling village once the most populous on the Outer Banks
How to reach it
Coordinates34.64500, -76.54100
- 2.9 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
67 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 40
- Manley Gaskill Park: 3.4 mi
- Marshallberg Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Curtis Perry Park: 6.8 mi
- Freedom Park: 7.6 mi
- Highland Park: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- Island Express Ferry Service: 8.5 mi
- Lookout Cruises: 8.5 mi
- Fort Macon: 8.6 mi
- Morehead City Waterfront: 11.0 mi
- Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag: 12.8 mi
Museums: 5
- Core Sound Waterfowl Museum: 3.0 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum: 8.7 mi
- Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center: 8.7 mi
- Carteret County Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Carteret County Museum of History: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- Bare Sand Beach: 3.9 mi
- Cape Lookout Shoals: 4.7 mi
- Deer Field Shores: 10.4 mi
- Pine Knoll Shores: 15.1 mi
- Indian Beach: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- North River: 12.5 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area: 17.0 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 20.0 mi
Peaks: 3
- Diamond City Hills: 0.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.0 mi
- High Hill: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- 1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins: 1.8 mi
- Big Rock: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Blackbeard: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Diamond City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond City Hills | ENE 76° | 1 m | 0.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 301° | 1 m | 3.0 mi |
| High Hill | WNW 297° | 0 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Crystal Coast · 3 mi
- Harkers Island · 4 mi
- Beaufort · 8 mi
- Atlantic Beach · 12 mi
- Morehead City · 13 mi
- Newport · 21 mi
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