- Elevation, modelled
- 15 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Ball Hill10 m · 10.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cape Fear Historic Byway20.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 34.5505, -77.9264
Our Heroes is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 15 m. Sand Ball Hill stands 10 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pender County Historical Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Cape Fear Historic Byway passes 21 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Our Heroes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Ball Hill | SSW 212° | 10 m | 10.6 mi |
- 20.7 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
32 named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 12
- Stage Road Monument: 12.3 mi
- Slocumb Monument: 12.3 mi
- Moore Monument: 12.4 mi
- Loyalist Monument: 12.4 mi
- Patriot (Grady) Monument: 12.4 mi
Museums: 9
- Pender County Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Missiles and More Museum: 21.1 mi
- Wilmington Railroad Museum: 21.4 mi
- Burnett-Eaton Museum Foundation 3.8 (9): 21.4 mi
- Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Topsail Shoe Tree: 14.2 mi
- Kenan Memorial Fountain: 21.8 mi
- Monument to Cornelius Harnett: 21.8 mi
- To the Soldiers of the Confederacy: 21.9 mi
- Orange Street Landing: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access: 23.7 mi
- Palm Tree Island: 23.8 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sand Ball Hill: 10.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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- Wilmington · 23 mi
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