Roanoke Colony
Roanoke Colony is a ghost town in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Kill Devil Hill stands 28 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lindsay Warren Visitor Center, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Alligator River Route passes 0.3 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
former colony in present-day Dare County, North Carolina, US (1585–1590)
What the record says
- Founded
- 1584
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Alligator River Route
- 0.3 mi off the Roanoke Voyages Corridor
- 6.2 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
60 named places within 25 miles
- Lindsay Warren Visitor Center: 0.0 mi
- North End Park: 0.9 mi
- Westcott Park: 1.9 mi
- Cartwright Park: 2.8 mi
- Collins Park: 2.8 mi
- Fort Raleigh ruin: 0.1 mi
- 1903/12/17 Sculpture: 5.7 mi
- Wright Brothers Monument: 5.8 mi
- First Flight Boulder: 6.2 mi
- Flight 1: 6.2 mi
- Lost Colony House: 0.1 mi
- The Mother Vine: 2.4 mi
- Elizabeth II: 3.0 mi
- Jumpmasters Trampoline Park: 3.8 mi
- Theatre of Dare: 8.9 mi
- Engagement Hill: 4.1 mi
- Seven Sisters: 4.8 mi
- Kill Devil Hill: 5.8 mi
- West Hill: 5.8 mi
- Kill Devil Hills: 6.0 mi
- Roanoke Island Marshlands: 4.2 mi
- Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge: 21.9 mi
- J. Morgan Futch Game Land: 23.3 mi
- Pea Island Cookhouse: 2.8 mi
- Herbert M. Collins Boathouse: 2.8 mi
- Outer Banks History Center: 3.0 mi
- Coquina Beach: 11.1 mi
- Bodie Island Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- Buffalo City: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roanoke Colony. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kill Devil Hill | NNE 23° | 28 m | 5.8 mi |
| West Hill | NNE 20° | 14 m | 5.8 mi |
| Engagement Hill | ENE 63° | 6 m | 4.1 mi |
| Seven Sisters | E 80° | 5 m | 4.8 mi |
| Kill Devil Hills | NNE 23° | 2 m | 6.0 mi |
| Poyners Hill | NNW 348° | 2 m | 23.8 mi |
| Lagerhead Hills | SSE 148° | 1 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
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, 2 mi away.
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