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9/11 World Trade Center Beam

9/11 World Trade Center Beam from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.74723, -77.41439

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Museums: 2
  • Zing Zumm: 0.6 mi
  • Onslow County Museum: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • John A. Lejeune: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5819:5020:27
September equinox06:5818:3519:08
December solstice07:1416:2417:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464855637078818075655549
Precip in4.03.53.83.44.25.26.27.57.44.13.63.7

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/5185097306

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