Skip to content
Byway
Museum · North Carolina

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, a museum in North CarolinaScott Thompson · CC BY 3.0
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Captain-tucker · CC BY-SA 3.0
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Captain-tucker · CC BY-SA 3.0
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore · Public domain
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Royian · CC BY-SA 4.0

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagship USS Minnesota, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway runs past it. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

About

The story

The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is a maritime museum that focuses on the maritime history and shipwrecks of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The museum is located in Hatteras Village, the southernmost community on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, and opened in 2002.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2002.

Wikidata Q5597963, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
North Carolina Maritime Museums
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.20635, -75.70407

Overlooks nearby

Around it

45 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 15
Peaks: 10
  • Bare Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Styron Hills: 4.7 mi
  • Creeds Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Scrag Cedars: 9.2 mi
  • The Knoll: 10.9 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 5
  • Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55: 0.0 mi
  • Frisco Hatteras Access: 2.9 mi
  • Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
  • Fish Cleaning Station: 10.0 mi
  • Ocracoke Pony Pens: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knoll CedarsWSW 246°4 m11.6 mi
Bare HillENE 70°3 m2.4 mi
Styron HillsWSW 248°3 m4.7 mi
Creeds HillENE 71°3 m7.3 mi
The KnollWSW 247°3 m10.9 mi
Parkers HillWSW 247°2 m11.9 mi
First Hammock HillsWSW 246°2 m14.2 mi
Scrag CedarsWSW 247°1 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4919:4420:21
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0816:1616:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484954627078818177685952
Precip in4.94.34.43.94.44.45.46.77.65.64.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/278123615

More museums in North Carolina

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore museums
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens