9/11 World Trade Center Beam
9/11 World Trade Center Beam is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The monument honors the connection between the 343 New York City firefighters who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and the Marines who fought during the conflict in Iraq in 2003. A low granite marker contains a bronze plaque with the commemoration.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Steel Beam From World Trade Center / Dedicated July 4, 2003 / Presented by The Fire Family Transport Foundation of the NYC Fire Department / For the 343 Firefighters who fought a Battle in New York City on Semptember 11, 2001 / To the Marines who honored
What to expect
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Beirut Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Freedom Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Jack Amyette Park: 0.5 mi
- Wilson Bay Park: 0.8 mi
- Phillips Park: 0.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Beirut Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Montford Point Marine Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Richard Ray Flags: 3.2 mi
- Meditation Labrynth: 3.2 mi
- M109: 7.5 mi
- M110: 7.5 mi
- Hog Wild at Howard Farm: 8.2 mi
- One Tree Hill Clay Beach House: 17.2 mi
- Golfin Dolphin Golf Plane: 20.0 mi
- Hurst Beach: 14.7 mi
- North Topsail Shores: 15.9 mi
- Sea Haven Beach: 19.9 mi
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access: 22.9 mi
- Zing Zumm: 0.6 mi
- Onslow County Museum: 12.9 mi
- Wilsons Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Wilkins Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Stones Creek Game Land: 13.0 mi
- Ernest J Riggs: 18.7 mi
- John A. Lejeune: 6.8 mi
- Cedar Point Recreation Area: 19.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW RVR Mcaf, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5185097306
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