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Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve

Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve from directly overhead

Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Kill Devil Hill stands 28 m to the southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kitty Hawk Boat Ramp, a park 0.2 miles away. Alligator River Route passes 9.1 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
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How to reach it

Coordinates36.06454, -75.72563

Overlooks nearby

92 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Historic sites: 10
  • Wright Brother's Shed: 1.4 mi
  • Century of Flight Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Flight 4: 4.3 mi
  • Flight 3: 4.4 mi
  • Flight 2: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Theatre of Dare: 1.8 mi
  • Lost Colony House: 8.8 mi
  • The Mother Vine: 10.2 mi
  • Elizabeth II: 11.2 mi
  • Jumpmasters Trampoline Park: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 8
  • West Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Kill Devil Hills: 4.7 mi
  • Kill Devil Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Engagement Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Seven Sisters: 9.8 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Currituck County US 158 Rest Area: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kill Devil HillSE 137°28 m4.7 mi
West HillSE 139°14 m4.4 mi
Three DunesNNW 344°9 m17.4 mi
Engagement HillSSE 146°6 m8.4 mi
Seven SistersSE 145°5 m9.8 mi
Whale Head HillNNW 345°3 m21.8 mi
Kill Devil HillsSE 135°2 m4.7 mi
Poyners HillNNW 345°2 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4719:4620:24
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:1116:1316:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434551606776807874655548
Precip in3.83.23.82.93.54.55.35.64.53.22.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manteo AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/32920525

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