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USRC Diligence

USRC Diligence from directly overhead

USRC Diligence is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. The nearest named place is U.S.C.G.C. Pamlico, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
U.S. Reserve Cutter built in N.C. 1791. Ship was commissioned in 1792 by Revenue Marine (now U.S. Coast Guard), ¼ miles west.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10430, -77.03646

93 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Union Point Park: 0.1 mi
  • Kafer Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lawson Creek Nature Area: 0.7 mi
  • Lawson Creek Park: 1.0 mi
  • D.E. Henderson Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 9
  • North Carolina History Center: 0.4 mi
  • New Bern Firemen's Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Pepsi Family Center: 0.4 mi
  • Regional History Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Attmore-Oliver Civil War House: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Kitchen Gardens: 0.4 mi
  • Maude Moore Latham Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sudan Shriners: 0.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • US 70 Craven County: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:20
June solstice05:5519:4920:26
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1316:2217:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454753627077807974645448
Precip in3.93.33.93.24.34.66.36.86.33.63.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bern - Asos, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8739167542

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