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America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification

America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification from directly overhead

America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway runs past it. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1861-08-30
Material
granite

How to reach it

Coordinates35.22001, -75.69003

Overlooks nearby

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
  • Bare Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Styron Hills: 5.8 mi
  • Creeds Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Scrag Cedars: 10.3 mi
  • The Knoll: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55: 1.2 mi
  • Frisco Hatteras Access: 1.9 mi
  • Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area: 2.6 mi
  • Fish Cleaning Station: 9.1 mi
  • Ocracoke Pony Pens: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knoll CedarsWSW 244°4 m12.7 mi
Bare HillE 96°3 m1.4 mi
Styron HillsWSW 242°3 m5.8 mi
Creeds HillENE 77°3 m6.2 mi
The KnollWSW 244°3 m12.0 mi
Parkers HillWSW 244°2 m13.0 mi
First Hammock HillsWSW 244°2 m15.4 mi
Scrag CedarsWSW 244°1 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4420:21
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484954627078818177685952
Precip in4.94.34.43.94.44.45.46.77.65.64.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9008547447

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