Historic site · North Carolina
Nuclear Mishap
Nuclear Mishap is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. The nearest named place is Charles B. Aycock Birthplace, a museum 5.8 miles away. Tar Heel Trace passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- B-52 transporting two nuclear bombs crashed, Jan. 1961. Widespread disaster averted; three crewmen died 3 mi. S.
How to reach it
Coordinates35.54193, -77.87650
- 12.6 mi off the Tar Heel Trace
- 20.0 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Saratoga Town Park: 9.3 mi
- Virginia Johnson Comunnity Park: 10.0 mi
- Wiggins Mill Park: 11.1 mi
- Quail Park: 11.4 mi
- Lamm Park: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Claridge Forest Center: 11.4 mi
- Claridge Forest Center: 11.4 mi
- Claridge Forest Center: 12.1 mi
- Stoney Creek North Greenway: 12.2 mi
- Claridge Forest Center: 12.3 mi
Museums: 13
- Charles B. Aycock Birthplace: 5.8 mi
- Nooherooka Monument, Snow Hill: 9.2 mi
- Freeman Round House: 12.2 mi
- Imagination Station Science & History Museum: 12.7 mi
- Wayne County Museum: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Benjamin Farmer Revolutionary Soldier Monument: 12.8 mi
- Purple Heart: 12.8 mi
- Fourth fighter Wing history: 12.8 mi
- Wayne county veterans: 12.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Paint & Play: 12.8 mi
- Music that you can play: 12.9 mi
- F4E Phantom II: 13.1 mi
- Boon Hill Gallery: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- SJAFB USO: 13.7 mi
- Connect 4: 14.1 mi
- I-95 Northbound ─ Johnston County: 21.1 mi
- I-95 Southbound ─ Johnston County: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 3
- Fort Neroka: 9.1 mi
- Whirligig: 12.9 mi
- Kenly 95: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Azalea Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Aaron Circle Shrubs: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Pine Bush Beach: 23.5 mi
- Lawson Point (32): 23.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldsboro AG 1 N, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10046052026
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