Fort Clark
Fort Clark 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 Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar, 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
- Hatteras Inlet, defended by Forts Clark and Hatteras, was a strategic port of entry for troops and supplies providing deep water access to the vital intercoastal waterways....
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
- 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: 10.1 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 Fort Clark. 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 71° | 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 247° | 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/9227635406
Day trips start here
- Ocracoke · 17 mi
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