- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill17 m · 17.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Brunswick Town Road9.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9180, -78.0174
Fort Johnston is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 6 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Brunswick Town Road passes 9.2 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles.
fort in North Carolina
Wikidata Q5471415, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).
- Built
- ~1800
- Operated by
- City of Southport
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Johnston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NNW 338° | 17 m | 17.7 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 16.1 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
84 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 36
- Cape Fear Quarantine Station: 1.2 mi
- Battery Caswell: 1.7 mi
- Battery McDonough: 1.8 mi
- Battery Madison: 1.8 mi
- Battery Swift: 1.9 mi
Museums: 12
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 0.0 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 6.8 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 7.2 mi
- Federal Point History Center: 11.1 mi
- Latimer House Museum: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 11
- Caswell Beach: 2.5 mi
- Bay Beach: 4.0 mi
- East Beach: 5.0 mi
- Oak Island Cabana: 5.7 mi
- Long Beach: 7.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 2.0 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 3.2 mi
- Supply Shed: 3.2 mi
- Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation: 5.7 mi
- Captain Charlie’s I: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sand Hill: 17.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
- National Register of Historic Places — Fort Johnston, reference 74001327, listed 06/07/74.
- OpenStreetMap record
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 74001327
Day trips start here
- Southport · 0 mi
- Oak Island · 6 mi
- Kure Beach · 8 mi
- Carolina Beach · 11 mi
- Wilmington · 22 mi
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