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Latham-Whitehurst Nature Park

Latham-Whitehurst Nature Park from directly overhead

Latham-Whitehurst Nature Park is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. The nearest named place is Wrc Boating Access Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Blue-Gray Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Craven County Recreation & Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11592, -76.94540

96 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Union Point Park: 5.2 mi
  • Kafer Park: 5.6 mi
  • Lawson Creek Nature Area: 5.9 mi
  • Pierce Park: 6.1 mi
  • New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 9
  • New Bern Firemen's Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Attmore-Oliver Civil War House: 5.5 mi
  • North Carolina History Center: 5.6 mi
  • Regional History Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Pepsi Family Center: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Kitchen Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Maude Moore Latham Memorial Garden: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sudan Shriners: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • US 70 Craven County: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5519:4820:26
September equinox06:5618:3319:06
December solstice07:1316:2117:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464854637077817974645549
Precip in4.03.63.43.53.65.47.37.27.43.93.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reelsboro, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/844854018

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