North Carolina Maritime Museum
North Carolina Maritime Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Bald Hill stands 1 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a system of regional museums within the North Carolina Museum of History, which in turn part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. There are several branches of the Maritime Museum located in Beaufort, Southport and Hatteras.
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Wikidata Q3330854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Topsail Marine Memorial Park: 0.1 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
- Lookout Cruises: 0.2 mi
- Island Express Ferry Service: 0.3 mi
- Fort Macon: 1.6 mi
- Morehead City Waterfront: 2.6 mi
- Battle Works - Tactical Laser Tag: 5.2 mi
- Deer Field Shores: 2.8 mi
- Pine Knoll Shores: 7.6 mi
- Bare Sand Beach: 10.7 mi
- Indian Beach: 11.8 mi
- Cape Lookout Shoals: 12.4 mi
- 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: 21.1 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 22.4 mi
- Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center: 0.0 mi
- Carteret County Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Carteret County Museum of History: 5.3 mi
- Core Sound Waterfowl Museum: 8.1 mi
- Oriental's History Museum: 21.7 mi
- Michael John Smith: 0.1 mi
- Big Rock: 2.6 mi
- 1812 Lighthouse Foundation Ruins: 10.4 mi
- High Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bald Hill: 5.7 mi
- Diamond City Hills: 8.9 mi
- Pine Cliff Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
- Cedar Point Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
- Rose garden: 4.8 mi
- Blackbeard: 7.3 mi
- Diamond City: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Carolina Maritime Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | SE 127° | 1 m | 5.7 mi |
| Diamond City Hills | SE 124° | 1 m | 8.9 mi |
| High Hill | SE 136° | 0 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaufort - Asos, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Beaufort · 1 mi
- Atlantic Beach · 5 mi
- Morehead City · 5 mi
- Harkers Island · 6 mi
- Crystal Coast · 8 mi
- Newport · 12 mi
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