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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 1 m. Kill Devil Hill stands 28 m to the southeast, 5.6 miles off. Alligator River Route passes 9.8 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
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How to reach it

Coordinates36.07327, -75.73634

Overlooks nearby

95 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Sandy Run: 1.0 mi
  • Kitty Hawk Boat Ramp: 1.0 mi
  • Hayman Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sound Park: 3.8 mi
  • Kill Devil Hills Recreation Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Century of Flight Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Wright Brother's Shed: 2.1 mi
  • Flight 4: 5.2 mi
  • Flight 3: 5.3 mi
  • Flight 2: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Theatre of Dare: 2.5 mi
  • Lost Colony House: 9.5 mi
  • The Mother Vine: 10.9 mi
  • Elizabeth II: 11.9 mi
  • Jumpmasters Trampoline Park: 12.9 mi
Peaks: 8
  • West Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Kill Devil Hills: 5.5 mi
  • Kill Devil Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Engagement Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Seven Sisters: 10.6 mi
Museums: 6
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Currituck County US 158 Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1

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 m5.6 mi
West HillSE 138°14 m5.2 mi
Three DunesNNW 346°9 m16.7 mi
Engagement HillSE 145°6 m9.2 mi
Seven SistersSE 144°5 m10.6 mi
Whale Head HillNNW 347°3 m21.1 mi
Kill Devil HillsSE 135°2 m5.5 mi
Poyners HillNNW 347°2 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:15
June solstice05:4719:4620:24
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/32920493

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