Lantern Acres Gameland
Lantern Acres Gameland is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Tapping Hill stands 0 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckridge Coastal Reserve, a nature reserve 4.2 miles away. Alligator River Route passes 0.8 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Alligator River Route
- 16.9 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 36.4 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Edenton-Windsor Loop
34 named places within 25 miles
- Buckridge Coastal Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Alligator River: 4.5 mi
- Buckridge Coastal Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: 6.8 mi
- Lantern Acres Game Land/Creswell Wetl: 7.1 mi
- Kiddie Park: 13.6 mi
- Tyrrell County Park: 13.6 mi
- Columbia Town Park: 13.7 mi
- Main Street Park: 13.8 mi
- Washington County Veterans Field: 14.3 mi
- Somerset Place Plantation: 11.9 mi
- Creef Cut Wildlife Trail: 22.0 mi
- Red Wolf Center: 12.6 mi
- Tapping Hill: 17.6 mi
- Buffalo City: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lantern Acres Gameland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapping Hill | SSW 195° | 0 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia AG GUM Neck, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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