Pea Island Cookhouse
Pea Island Cookhouse is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Kill Devil Hill stands 28 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Herbert M. Collins Boathouse, 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.
The Pea Island Cookhouse Museum is historically significant and distinctive as as it houses the only lifesaving station in the US to have been manned by an all-black crew.
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: 8.4 mi
- Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Herbert M. Collins Boathouse: 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: 4.6 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 Pea Island Cookhouse. 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 | 4.6 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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