Ehnr Zekes Island-Esturine Sanctuary
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Ehnr Zekes Island-Esturine Sanctuary is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of -4 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wrc Federal Point Access Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Brunswick Town Road passes 6.6 miles off.
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 17.6 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Fort Fisher State Park: 1.8 mi
- Fort Fisher Park Office: 1.9 mi
- Joe Eakes Park: 4.2 mi
- 1921 Fort Fisher Monument: 2.3 mi
- Cape Fear Quarantine Station: 3.3 mi
- Battery McDonough: 5.4 mi
- Battery Caswell: 5.5 mi
- Battery Madison: 5.5 mi
- Wrc Federal Point Access Area: 1.0 mi
- WRC Unnamed Island Snows March #1 39-33: 1.7 mi
- South Pelicon Island 39-37(Nha): 1.7 mi
- Bald Head Island Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Bald Head Island Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 2.5 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 3.0 mi
- Fort Johnston: 4.5 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 4.6 mi
- Federal Point History Center: 7.4 mi
- Bay Beach: 2.8 mi
- Kure Beach: 3.5 mi
- East Beach: 5.6 mi
- Caswell Beach: 7.0 mi
- Freeman Park: 9.4 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Supply Shed: 5.8 mi
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation: 6.8 mi
- Generator House: 6.8 mi
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 19.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.8 mi
- Harbor Way Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Big Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 18.2 mi
- Bottle Chapel: 19.8 mi
- Wynn Plaza Pavilion: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ehnr Zekes Island-Esturine Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NW 324° | 17 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southport 5 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/38583271
Day trips start here
- Kure Beach · 4 mi
- Southport · 5 mi
- Carolina Beach · 7 mi
- Oak Island · 11 mi
- Wilmington · 19 mi
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