Beirut Memorial
Beirut Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. The nearest named place is 9/11 World Trade Center Beam, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
Memorial erected to honor the American peacekeepers who died in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing.
The story
The Beirut Memorial is a memorial to the 241 American peacekeepers—220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers—killed in the October 23, 1983 Beirut barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. It is located outside the gate of Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It is the site of an annual commemoration of the victims of the suicide attack that took their lives.
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Wikidata Q4881383, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What to expect
How to reach it
- 22.0 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
- 9/11 World Trade Center Beam: 0.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Montford Point Marine Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Richard Ray Flags: 3.2 mi
- Meditation Labrynth: 3.2 mi
- M109: 7.6 mi
- M110: 7.6 mi
- Hog Wild at Howard Farm: 8.1 mi
- One Tree Hill Clay Beach House: 17.3 mi
- Golfin Dolphin Golf Plane: 20.0 mi
- Hurst Beach: 14.7 mi
- North Topsail Shores: 16.0 mi
- Sea Haven Beach: 19.9 mi
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access: 22.9 mi
- Zing Zumm: 0.5 mi
- Onslow County Museum: 12.9 mi
- Wilsons Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Wilkins Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Stones Creek Game Land: 13.0 mi
- Ernest J Riggs: 18.7 mi
- John A. Lejeune: 6.9 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/5228568800
Day trips start here
- Cape Carteret · 21 mi
- Emerald Isle · 27 mi
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