Carteret County Museum of History
Carteret County Museum of History is a museum in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Bald Hill stands 1 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Park: 1.1 mi
- Swinson Park: 1.1 mi
- Carteret County Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Hoop Pole Creek Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Mansfield Park: 1.4 mi
- Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag: 1.5 mi
- Morehead City Waterfront: 2.7 mi
- Fort Macon: 4.9 mi
- Lookout Cruises: 5.5 mi
- Island Express Ferry Service: 5.5 mi
- Pine Knoll Shores: 2.7 mi
- Deer Field Shores: 6.0 mi
- Indian Beach: 6.8 mi
- Indian Beach: 7.8 mi
- Bare Sand Beach: 16.0 mi
- Carteret County Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center: 5.3 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum: 5.3 mi
- Core Sound Waterfowl Museum: 13.3 mi
- Oriental's History Museum: 21.6 mi
- Big Rock: 2.7 mi
- Michael John Smith: 5.4 mi
- 1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins: 15.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
- North River: 10.1 mi
- High Hill: 8.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 10.5 mi
- Diamond City Hills: 13.7 mi
- Pine Cliff Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Cedar Point Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Rose garden: 1.7 mi
- Blackbeard: 11.9 mi
- Diamond City: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carteret County Museum of History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | ESE 111° | 1 m | 10.5 mi |
| Diamond City Hills | ESE 113° | 1 m | 13.7 mi |
| High Hill | ESE 111° | 0 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
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 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morehead City 2 WNW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367912248
Day trips start here
- Morehead City · 1 mi
- Atlantic Beach · 2 mi
- Beaufort · 6 mi
- Newport · 7 mi
- Emerald Isle · 11 mi
- Harkers Island · 12 mi
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