Herbert M. Collins Boathouse
Herbert M. Collins Boathouse is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Kill Devil Hill stands 28 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pea Island Cookhouse, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Roanoke Voyages Corridor runs past it. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Herbert Collins, from a Roanoke Island African American family that has over 400 years of continuous service in the U.S. Life-Saving Service /U.S. Coast Guard, one of the longest records in Coast Guard history.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Manteo Parks Department
How to reach it
- On the Roanoke Voyages Corridor
- 0.4 mi off the Alligator River Route
- 4.5 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing Platform · 17 mi
70 named places within 25 miles
- Collins Park: 0.0 mi
- Cartwright Park: 0.0 mi
- George Washington Creef Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Waterfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Westcott Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Raleigh ruin: 2.9 mi
- 1903/12/17 Sculpture: 7.5 mi
- Wright Brothers Monument: 7.6 mi
- First Flight Boulder: 8.0 mi
- Flight 1: 8.0 mi
- Roanoke Island Marshlands: 1.4 mi
- Roanoke Island Marshlands: 1.5 mi
- Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Pea Island Cookhouse: 0.0 mi
- Outer Banks History Center: 0.8 mi
- Cookhouse: 24.4 mi
- Chicamacomico Life Saving Station: 24.4 mi
- Midget House: 24.4 mi
- Elizabeth II: 0.7 mi
- Jumpmasters Trampoline Park: 0.9 mi
- The Mother Vine: 1.5 mi
- Lost Colony House: 2.9 mi
- Oregon Inlet Fishing Center: 10.4 mi
- Seven Sisters: 4.3 mi
- Engagement Hill: 4.5 mi
- Kill Devil Hill: 7.6 mi
- West Hill: 7.8 mi
- Kill Devil Hills: 7.8 mi
- Roanoke Colony: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo City: 14.1 mi
- Coquina Beach: 8.3 mi
- Rodanthe Public Beach Access: 24.6 mi
- Bodie Island Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herbert M. Collins Boathouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kill Devil Hill | N 4° | 28 m | 7.6 mi |
| West Hill | N 2° | 14 m | 7.8 mi |
| Engagement Hill | NNE 26° | 6 m | 4.5 mi |
| Seven Sisters | NE 44° | 5 m | 4.3 mi |
| Kill Devil Hills | N 5° | 2 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lagerhead Hills | SSE 149° | 1 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manteo AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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