- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill17 m · 19.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Brunswick Town Road11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 33.8923, -78.0334
Buoy 2 is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 0 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Buoy 1, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Brunswick Town Road passes 11 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buoy 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NNW 343° | 17 m | 19.1 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 16.2 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 31
- Buoy 1: 0.0 mi
- Battery Shipp: 0.4 mi
- Battery Bagley: 0.5 mi
- Battery Swift: 0.7 mi
- Battery Madison: 0.9 mi
Museums: 12
- Fort Johnston: 2.0 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 2.0 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 8.6 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 9.0 mi
- Federal Point History Center: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 10
- Caswell Beach: 1.0 mi
- East Beach: 4.7 mi
- Bay Beach: 4.9 mi
- Oak Island Cabana: 5.0 mi
- Long Beach: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 2.3 mi
- Supply Shed: 2.3 mi
- Captain Charlie’s I: 5.0 mi
- Captain Charlie’s II: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sand Hill: 19.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Southport · 2 mi
- Oak Island · 6 mi
- Kure Beach · 10 mi
- Carolina Beach · 13 mi
- Wilmington · 24 mi
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