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Pea Island Life Savers

Pea Island Life Savers from directly overhead

Pea Island Life Savers is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Kill Devil Hill stands 28 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway runs past it. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA

Wikidata Q42306278, matched on coordinates and name (804 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Only U.S. Lifesaving Station manned by black crew. Led by Richard Etheridge 1880-1900. Operated near hear.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.71615, -75.49316

Overlooks nearby

58 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Whalebone Park: 14.5 mi
  • Harvey Soundside Park: 15.1 mi
  • OBX Festival: 15.2 mi
  • George Washington Creef Memorial Park: 16.6 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Mirlo Rescue: 8.4 mi
  • Fort Raleigh ruin: 19.5 mi
  • 1903/12/17 Sculpture: 22.6 mi
  • Wright Brothers Monument: 22.8 mi
  • First Flight Boulder: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Peaks: 6
  • Lagerhead Hills: 5.1 mi
  • Seven Sisters: 17.7 mi
  • Engagement Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Kill Devil Hill: 22.8 mi
  • Kill Devil Hills: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pea Island Life Savers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kill Devil HillNNW 335°28 m22.8 mi
West HillNNW 334°14 m23.1 mi
Engagement HillNNW 334°6 m19.0 mi
Seven SistersNNW 335°5 m17.7 mi
Kill Devil HillsNNW 335°2 m22.9 mi
Lagerhead HillsS 173°1 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4719:4420:22
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0916:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434551606776807874655548
Precip in3.83.23.82.93.54.55.35.64.53.22.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manteo AP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8553276518

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