Federal Point History Center
Federal Point History Center is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooke Home, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Brunswick Town Road passes 2.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Federal Point Historic Preservation Society
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 10.8 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson-Street Mini Park: 0.5 mi
- Snow's Cut Park: 0.8 mi
- Carolina Beach State Park: 0.9 mi
- Mike Chappell Park: 1.0 mi
- Carolina Beach Lake Park: 1.0 mi
- Richard Quince Foundation Ruins: 2.6 mi
- Fort Anderson Ruins: 2.6 mi
- Fort Anderson Ruins: 2.6 mi
- Fort Anderson Ruins: 2.6 mi
- James Espy Foundation Ruins: 2.6 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30: 3.4 mi
- Wrc Ferry Slip Island 39-32 (Nha): 3.5 mi
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC: 4.5 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30: 4.5 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30: 5.3 mi
- Brooke Home: 0.5 mi
- Orton Plantation: 3.0 mi
- Naval Gun: 4.5 mi
- M113: 4.5 mi
- Artillery: 4.5 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 4.5 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 5.1 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 11.1 mi
- Fort Johnston: 11.1 mi
- Wrightsville Beach Museum of History: 13.1 mi
- Freeman Park: 2.0 mi
- Kure Beach: 4.1 mi
- Masonboro Island Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Bay Beach: 10.1 mi
- East Beach: 13.0 mi
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 13.0 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
- Supply Shed: 13.2 mi
- Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation: 14.2 mi
- Generator House: 14.2 mi
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.4 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 12.9 mi
- Harbor Way Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Big Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Bottle Chapel: 12.4 mi
- Wynn Plaza Pavilion: 12.7 mi
- Sand Hill: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Federal Point History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | WNW 300° | 17 m | 15.4 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 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington 7 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Carolina Beach · 1 mi
- Kure Beach · 3 mi
- Southport · 11 mi
- Wilmington · 12 mi
- Oak Island · 16 mi
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