Museum of the Sea
Museum of the Sea is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Hatteras Light Station, a lighthouse 0.1 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1854
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ocracoke Pony Pens Viewing Area · 21 mi
- Light Station · 28 mi
32 named places within 25 miles
- Lost Colony Museum and Gifts: 1.2 mi
- Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center: 5.5 mi
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum: 10.3 mi
- Chicamacomico Life Saving Station: 24.1 mi
- Boathouse: 24.1 mi
- Creeds Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bare Hill: 8.0 mi
- Styron Hills: 15.0 mi
- Scrag Cedars: 19.5 mi
- The Knoll: 21.2 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 1.1 mi
- Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Frisco Hatteras Access: 7.5 mi
- Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55: 10.3 mi
- Salvo Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
- America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification: 9.3 mi
- Flagship USS Minnesota: 10.3 mi
- Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War: 10.4 mi
- Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar: 10.4 mi
- Fort Clark: 10.4 mi
- Old Lighthouse Beach: 0.5 mi
- Bald Beach: 11.5 mi
- Rodanthe Public Beach Access: 24.0 mi
- Cape Hatteras Light Station: 0.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of the Sea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Cedars | WSW 249° | 4 m | 21.9 mi |
| Creeds Hill | WSW 255° | 3 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bare Hill | WSW 253° | 3 m | 8.0 mi |
| Styron Hills | WSW 251° | 3 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Knoll | WSW 250° | 3 m | 21.2 mi |
| Parkers Hill | WSW 250° | 2 m | 22.2 mi |
| First Hammock Hills | WSW 249° | 2 m | 24.5 mi |
| Scrag Cedars | WSW 250° | 1 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frisco 2nne, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78000266OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/295324026
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- Ocracoke · 27 mi
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