Welches Creek Game Land
Welches Creek Game Land is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Wolf Hill stands 29 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum, a museum 7.3 miles away. Green Swamp Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Meteor Lakes Byway
41 named places within 25 miles
- Whiteville Recreation Park: 9.1 mi
- West Whiteville Park: 10.4 mi
- Bolton Community Recreation Park: 11.0 mi
- Bladen County Park: 11.6 mi
- Campsite 3: 12.1 mi
- Wrc Lake Waccamaw Access Area: 8.2 mi
- Wrc Elwell"S Access Area: 12.0 mi
- Wrc Cape Fear Access Area: 14.9 mi
- Wrc Cape Fear Access Area: 14.9 mi
- Wrc Lennon"S Bridge Access Area: 18.3 mi
- Walkers Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Kings Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Squalling Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Sandy Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Matthew Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Lynn Hill: 12.0 mi
- Wolf Hill: 18.2 mi
- Myrtle Head: 19.5 mi
- Susies Hill: 21.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 22.3 mi
- Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum: 7.3 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville: 10.0 mi
- Chadbourn Depot Museum: 16.3 mi
- The Farmer's Barn: 18.4 mi
- Williams Plantworks LLC: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Welches Creek Game Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | WNW 295° | 29 m | 18.2 mi |
| Susies Hill | N 7° | 28 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lynn Hill | WSW 244° | 26 m | 12.0 mi |
| Myrtle Head | SSE 166° | 13 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | S 174° | 13 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
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 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whiteville 7 NW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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