Museum · North Carolina
North Carolina History Center
North Carolina History Center is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. The nearest named place is Pepsi Family Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.10463, -77.04301
- 17.7 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
93 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 51
- Lawson Creek Nature Area: 0.4 mi
- Union Point Park: 0.4 mi
- Kafer Park: 0.5 mi
- Lawson Creek Park: 0.7 mi
- Fort Totten Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Wrc- Neuse River Island: 2.8 mi
- Wrc Bridgeton Access Area: 2.8 mi
- Wrc- Neuse River Island: 3.1 mi
- Wrc- Neuse River Island: 3.1 mi
- Wrc- Strange Management Property: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Caleb Bradham: 0.2 mi
- Baron Christopher de Graffenried: 0.3 mi
- Spider Lady: 0.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
- U.S.C.G.C. Pamlico: 0.4 mi
Museums: 8
- Pepsi Family Center: 0.0 mi
- Regional History Museum: 0.0 mi
- Historic Tryon Palace: 0.1 mi
- Attmore-Oliver Civil War House: 0.3 mi
- New Bern Firemen's Museum: 0.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- Gatlin Beach: 5.6 mi
- Flanners Beach: 9.8 mi
- Kennel Beach: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Kitchen Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Maude Moore Latham Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Sudan Shriners: 0.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- US 70 Craven County: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Nightmare Factory Haunted Attraction: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pine Cliff Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:49 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bern - Asos, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/295768505
Day trips start here
- New Bern · 2 mi
- Havelock · 17 mi
- Newport · 24 mi
- Cape Carteret · 28 mi
- Emerald Isle · 30 mi
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