Nature reserve · North Carolina
Sawpit Landing Access Area
Sawpit Landing Access Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Sand Ball Hill stands 10 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. Cape Fear Historic Byway passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates34.58650, -77.82166
- 24.2 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- North East Capefear River Access: 0.0 mi
- Angola Bay Game Land: 8.8 mi
- Holly Shelter Game Land: 11.5 mi
- Clement Street Park: 13.9 mi
- Meyer Field: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Sawpit Landing Access Area: 0.0 mi
- Pender County Wildlife Protection: 15.2 mi
- Pender County Wildlife Protection: 15.6 mi
- Pender County Wildlife Protection: 15.8 mi
- Pender County Wildlife Protection: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 10
- Talos: 18.7 mi
- Stage Road Monument: 18.7 mi
- Slocumb Monument: 18.7 mi
- Moore Monument: 18.8 mi
- Loyalist Monument: 18.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Pender County Historical Museum: 6.6 mi
- Missiles and More Museum: 18.7 mi
- Burnett-Eaton Museum Foundation 3.8 (9): 24.8 mi
- Wilmington Railroad Museum: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Our Heroes: 6.5 mi
- Topsail Shoe Tree: 14.0 mi
- Onslow County Public Safety Memorial: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access: 19.5 mi
- Sea Haven Beach: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Wilsons Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Sandy Bluff: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sand Ball Hill: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Yahweh Garden: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sawpit Landing Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Ball Hill | SW 225° | 10 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace 1SE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/38586929
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