Nature reserve · North Carolina
Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center
Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.37720, -78.30401
- 0.4 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Meteor Lakes Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cul Res Bentonville Battleground: 2.7 mi
- Cul Res Bentonville Battleground: 3.8 mi
- Cul Res Bentonville Battleground: 3.8 mi
- Bentonville Civil War Battlefield Visitor Area: 5.3 mi
- Candlestick Park: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center: 0.7 mi
- Wrc Richardson"S Bridge Access Area: 6.0 mi
- Wrc Cox"S Ferry Access Area: 9.5 mi
- Wrc Sampson County Gamelands: 14.8 mi
- Wrc Sampson County Gamelands: 15.0 mi
Museums: 13
- Meadow Museum: 9.5 mi
- Johnston County Heritage Center’s new County Museum: 9.5 mi
- Ava Gardner Museum: 9.5 mi
- Benson Museum of Local History: 13.8 mi
- Wayne County Museum: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Bentonville Civil War Statue: 5.1 mi
- Bentonville Civil War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Mitchener Station - The Last Review: 12.6 mi
- Battle of Goldsborough Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Wayne county veterans: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 7
- Raynor Shine Nursery: 9.6 mi
- Baskets & Flowers Greenhouses Inc.: 11.6 mi
- NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Fitness Garden: 17.7 mi
- NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Fitness Garden: 17.7 mi
- NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Fitness Garden: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 6
- Artistry In Motion Performing Arts Center: 8.9 mi
- Boon Hill Gallery: 9.7 mi
- Music that you can play: 17.3 mi
- Paint & Play: 17.4 mi
- F4E Phantom II: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-95 Southbound ─ Johnston County: 11.4 mi
- I-95 Northbound ─ Johnston County: 11.5 mi
- Connect 4: 19.0 mi
- SJAFB USO: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Kenly 95: 16.7 mi
- Boxcar: 17.9 mi
- Hubb's Farm (Home of Hubb's Corn Maze): 18.8 mi
- Whirligig: 24.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
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 | 43 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithfield, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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