Fort Fisher Historic Museum
Fort Fisher Historic Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is 1921 Fort Fisher Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Brunswick Town Road passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Confederate fort in Wilmington, North Carolina
Dates from 1861.
Wikidata Q256931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 15.7 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Fisher Park Office: 0.6 mi
- Fort Fisher State Park: 0.7 mi
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Joe Eakes Park: 1.9 mi
- 1921 Fort Fisher Monument: 0.2 mi
- "Publick" House and Tailor Shop Foundation Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Judge Maurice Moore Foundation Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Nathaniel Moore Foundation Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Jobson-Leach Foundation Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Wrc Federal Point Access Area: 1.6 mi
- WRC Unnamed Island Snows March #1 39-33: 2.3 mi
- Ehnr Zekes Island-Esturine Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- South Pelicon Island 39-37(Nha): 4.0 mi
- Bald Head Island Natural Area: 6.1 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 0.7 mi
- Federal Point History Center: 5.1 mi
- Fort Johnston: 6.8 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 6.8 mi
- Latimer House Museum: 18.1 mi
- Kure Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bay Beach: 5.0 mi
- Freeman Park: 7.0 mi
- East Beach: 7.8 mi
- Caswell Beach: 9.3 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Supply Shed: 8.3 mi
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation: 9.1 mi
- Generator House: 9.1 mi
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 17.5 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 17.9 mi
- Harbor Way Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Big Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Bottle Chapel: 17.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 17.7 mi
- Wynn Plaza Pavilion: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Fisher Historic Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NW 316° | 17 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southport 5 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/365905293
Day trips start here
- Kure Beach · 2 mi
- Carolina Beach · 5 mi
- Southport · 7 mi
- Oak Island · 13 mi
- Wilmington · 17 mi
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