Chicamacomico Life Saving Station
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Chicamacomico Life Saving Station is a museum in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Lagerhead Hills stands 1 m to the north-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cookhouse, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway runs past it. 33 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (; CLSS) is a former station of the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard. It is located in Rodanthe, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks, on the east side of what is today Highway 12. Today, the surviving buildings of the station form a museum.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5095920, matched on coordinates and name (142 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 06 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicamacomico Historical Association
How to reach it
- On the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Roanoke Voyages Corridor
- 24.7 mi off the Alligator River Route
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Platform · 8 mi
33 named places within 25 miles
- Cookhouse: 0.0 mi
- Midget House: 0.0 mi
- 1874 Station House: 0.0 mi
- Boathouse: 0.1 mi
- Lost Colony Museum and Gifts: 22.9 mi
- Whalebone Park: 22.8 mi
- Harvey Soundside Park: 23.4 mi
- OBX Festival: 23.5 mi
- Collins Park: 24.4 mi
- George Washington Creef Memorial Park: 24.4 mi
- Rodanthe Public Beach Access: 0.2 mi
- Bald Beach: 12.6 mi
- Coquina Beach: 17.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse Beach: 23.8 mi
- Salvo Day Use Area: 4.3 mi
- Oregon Inlet Fishing Center: 14.6 mi
- Jumpmasters Trampoline Park: 23.5 mi
- Elizabeth II: 24.5 mi
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge: 4.9 mi
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge: 5.6 mi
- Roanoke Island Marshlands: 23.0 mi
- Roanoke Island Marshlands: 23.0 mi
- Mirlo Rescue: 0.1 mi
- Pea Island Life Savers: 8.5 mi
- Bodie Island Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Cape Hatteras Light Station: 24.1 mi
- Lagerhead Hills: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicamacomico Life Saving Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagerhead Hills | NNW 345° | 1 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:44 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frisco 2nne, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 76000164OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/921459375
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