Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar
Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Clark, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway runs past it. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- On January 11, 1862, the Burnside Expedition left for Fort Monroe, Virginia destined for Hatteras Inlet 120 miles to the south. Two days later, the fleet of over eighty vessels was struck by a strong Northeaster while crossing Hatteras Bar....
How to reach it
- On the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ocracoke Pony Pens Viewing Area · 10 mi
- Light Station · 17 mi
45 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Clark: 0.0 mi
- Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War: 0.1 mi
- Flagship USS Minnesota: 0.1 mi
- America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification: 1.3 mi
- U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers: 16.4 mi
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum: 0.1 mi
- Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center: 5.0 mi
- Museum of the Sea: 10.4 mi
- Lost Colony Museum and Gifts: 11.3 mi
- Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum: 16.9 mi
- Bare Hill: 2.4 mi
- Styron Hills: 4.6 mi
- Creeds Hill: 7.4 mi
- Scrag Cedars: 9.1 mi
- The Knoll: 10.8 mi
- Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55: 0.1 mi
- Frisco Hatteras Access: 3.0 mi
- Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area: 3.7 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 10.1 mi
- Ocracoke Pony Pens: 10.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse Beach: 10.9 mi
- Bald Beach: 19.0 mi
- Cape Hatteras Light Station: 10.4 mi
- Ocracoke Light Station: 17.2 mi
- Portsmouth: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Cedars | WSW 246° | 4 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bare Hill | ENE 70° | 3 m | 2.4 mi |
| Styron Hills | WSW 248° | 3 m | 4.6 mi |
| Creeds Hill | ENE 72° | 3 m | 7.4 mi |
| The Knoll | WSW 246° | 3 m | 10.8 mi |
| Parkers Hill | WSW 247° | 2 m | 11.8 mi |
| First Hammock Hills | WSW 246° | 2 m | 14.1 mi |
| Scrag Cedars | WSW 246° | 1 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:44 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 49 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9227635407
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- Ocracoke · 17 mi
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