Portsmouth Life-Saving Station
Portsmouth Life-Saving Station is a museum in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lionel and Elma Gilgo House, a museum 0.2 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
former fishing and shipping village located on Portsmouth Island on the Outer Banks in North Carolina
Wikidata Q7232418, matched on coordinates and name (592 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1894
- Elevation
- 01 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Alligator River Route
Overlooks nearby
- Light Station · 5 mi
- Ocracoke Pony Pens Viewing Area · 12 mi
52 named places within 25 miles
- Middle Community Ruins: 1.0 mi
- Fort Ocarcoke: 2.1 mi
- United States Coast Guard: 5.1 mi
- LT. Robert Maynard: 5.2 mi
- USRC Mercury: 5.2 mi
- Ocracoke Light Station: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 15.7 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 16.2 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 16.4 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 17.1 mi
- Second Grass: 3.7 mi
- First Grass: 4.1 mi
- First Hammock Hills: 7.9 mi
- George Hills: 10.2 mi
- Parkers Hill: 10.3 mi
- Lionel and Elma Gilgo House: 0.2 mi
- Washington Roberts House: 0.2 mi
- Henry Pigott House: 0.3 mi
- Post Office and General Store: 0.4 mi
- Ocracoke Watermen's Exhibit: 5.2 mi
- Ocracoke Pony Pens: 11.9 mi
- Cedar Island Rentals: 15.1 mi
- Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55: 22.1 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge: 16.0 mi
- Mariners: 22.7 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 22.7 mi
- Cape Lookout beach camping: 14.4 mi
- Cedar Island Beach: 14.6 mi
- Portsmouth: 0.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Portsmouth Life-Saving Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Cedars | ENE 63° | 4 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Knoll | ENE 63° | 3 m | 11.3 mi |
| Styron Hills | ENE 63° | 3 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bare Hill | ENE 65° | 3 m | 24.5 mi |
| First Hammock Hills | ENE 61° | 2 m | 7.9 mi |
| Parkers Hill | ENE 62° | 2 m | 10.3 mi |
| First Grass | ENE 67° | 1 m | 4.1 mi |
| George Hills | SW 224° | 1 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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 | 46 | 47 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocracoke, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78000267OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424638568
Day trips start here
- Ocracoke · 6 mi
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