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Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center

Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center from directly overhead

Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Bald Hill stands 1 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Topsail Marine Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.71727, -76.66677

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Topsail Marine Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Town of Beaufort Boardwalk: 0.1 mi
  • Grayden Paul Jaycee Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lynn Eury Park: 0.3 mi
  • Old Beaufort Elementary School: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Lookout Cruises: 0.2 mi
  • Island Express Ferry Service: 0.3 mi
  • Fort Macon: 1.6 mi
  • Morehead City Waterfront: 2.5 mi
  • Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 8
Nature reserves: 7
  • Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
  • North River: 7.2 mi
  • Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area: 9.5 mi
  • Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 21.2 mi
  • Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Michael John Smith: 0.1 mi
  • Big Rock: 2.6 mi
  • 1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • High Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Bald Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Diamond City Hills: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Blackbeard: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillSE 127°1 m5.7 mi
Diamond City HillsSE 124°1 m8.9 mi
High HillSE 135°0 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5519:4620:24
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:1116:2117:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464854627077818075665750
Precip in4.23.33.33.43.94.15.87.38.54.14.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaufort - Asos, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/190535414

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