Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Tapping Hill stands 0 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. Alligator River Route passes 1.5 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Alligator River Route
- 4.4 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Light Station · 30 mi
31 named places within 25 miles
- Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: 8.3 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 11.7 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 12.0 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 12.2 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 12.2 mi
- Bailey Shore: 19.5 mi
- Lupton Shore: 20.6 mi
- Lawson Shore: 24.5 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 12.5 mi
- Northside Community Park: 24.5 mi
- Tapping Hill: 6.2 mi
- Somerset Place Plantation: 22.9 mi
- Belhaven Memorial Museum: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapping Hill | WSW 249° | 0 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield, 7 mi away.
- Tundra Swan14 obs
- Northern Pintail9 obs
- Bonaparte's Gull7 obs
- Ruddy Duck6 obs
- Great Blue Heron5 obs
- Coypu4 obs
- Great Egret4 obs
- Northern Shoveler4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/35418600
Day trips start here
- Ocracoke · 30 mi
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