Cape Fear Museum
Cape Fear Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts, a museum 0.3 miles away. Cape Fear Historic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is a museum in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1898, it is the oldest history museum in the state.
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Dates from 1898.
Wikidata Q5034791, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 15 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 22.8 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Portia Hines Park: 0.3 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Story Park: 0.5 mi
- Bijou Park: 0.7 mi
- Claude Howell Park: 0.7 mi
- Kenan Memorial Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Monument to Cornelius Harnett: 0.4 mi
- To the Soldiers of the Confederacy: 0.4 mi
- Orange Street Landing: 0.7 mi
- New Hanover County War Memorial: 3.6 mi
- One Tree Hill Nathan and Haley Place: 0.7 mi
- One Tree Hill Institute: 0.7 mi
- One Tree Hill Rivercourt: 0.8 mi
- One Tree Hill Lucas Home: 0.8 mi
- USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts: 0.3 mi
- Burnett-Eaton Museum Foundation 3.8 (9): 0.4 mi
- Burgwin - Wright House: 0.5 mi
- Latimer House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Wilmington Railroad Museum: 0.8 mi
- Palm Tree Island: 7.5 mi
- Masonboro Island Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Freeman Park: 12.1 mi
- Kure Beach: 17.3 mi
- Bay Beach: 22.9 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 0.7 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.4 mi
- Harbor Way Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Yahweh Garden: 8.4 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Kings Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Big Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Sand Hill: 12.4 mi
- Sand Ball Hill: 13.7 mi
- Bottle Chapel: 6.4 mi
- Wynn Plaza Pavilion: 8.3 mi
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Fear Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | WSW 244° | 17 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sand Ball Hill | NNW 339° | 10 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367912240
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 2 mi
- Carolina Beach · 14 mi
- Kure Beach · 17 mi
- Southport · 22 mi
- Oak Island · 25 mi
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