- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Knoll Cedars4 m · 22.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Alligator River Route7.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3383, -76.2040
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 1 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. Alligator River Route passes 7.1 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
- Access
- restricted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Cedars | SE 128° | 4 m | 22.4 mi |
| The Knoll | SE 126° | 3 m | 22.7 mi |
| First Hammock Hills | SE 134° | 2 m | 21.2 mi |
| Parkers Hill | SE 128° | 2 m | 22.1 mi |
| First Grass | SE 145° | 1 m | 20.9 mi |
| Scrag Cedars | ESE 123° | 1 m | 23.6 mi |
| Tapping Hill | NNW 333° | 0 m | 10.7 mi |
| Second Grass | SE 146° | 0 m | 21.1 mi |
- 7.1 mi off the Alligator River Route
- 7.0 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Light Station · 20 mi
- Ocracoke Pony Pens Viewing Area · 23 mi
58 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Ocarcoke: 18.8 mi
- Historic Civil War Marker: 19.6 mi
- United States Coast Guard: 19.7 mi
- LT. Robert Maynard: 19.7 mi
- USRC Mercury: 19.7 mi
- Tapping Hill: 10.7 mi
- First Grass: 20.9 mi
- Second Grass: 21.1 mi
- First Hammock Hills: 21.2 mi
- Parkers Hill: 22.1 mi
- Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum: 19.7 mi
- Ocracoke Watermen's Exhibit: 19.9 mi
- Henry Pigott House: 20.1 mi
- Post Office and General Store: 20.2 mi
- Washington Roberts House: 20.3 mi
- Bailey Shore: 19.2 mi
- Lupton Shore: 19.5 mi
- Cedar Island Beach: 23.2 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 4.2 mi
- Goose Creek State Game Refuge: 23.0 mi
- Ocracoke Pony Pens: 22.9 mi
- Cedar Island Rentals: 23.2 mi
- Portsmouth: 20.2 mi
| 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 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 46 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swanquarter Ferry, 8 mi away.
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