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Lantern Acres Game Land/Creswell Wetl

Lantern Acres Game Land/Creswell Wetl from directly overhead

Lantern Acres Game Land/Creswell Wetl is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Tapping Hill stands 0 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lantern Acres Gameland, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Alligator River Route passes 5.6 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
restricted

How to reach it

Coordinates35.79725, -76.29487

35 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
  • Washington County Veterans Field: 7.2 mi
  • Kiddie Park: 8.4 mi
  • Main Street Park: 8.6 mi
  • Columbia Town Park: 8.7 mi
  • Tyrrell County Park: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
  • Red Wolf Center: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Tapping Hill: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Washington County Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lantern Acres Game Land/Creswell Wetl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tapping HillS 179°0 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:25
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1216:1616:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434450596875797772635346
Precip in4.13.54.03.54.45.35.86.66.23.93.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia AG GUM Neck, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33099695

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