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Wrc Ashpole Swamp

Wrc Ashpole Swamp from directly overhead

Wrc Ashpole Swamp is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Wolf Hill stands 29 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairmont Community Park, a park 4.3 miles away. Green Swamp Byway passes 23 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
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How to reach it

Coordinates34.45096, -79.17264

70 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Fairmont Community Park: 4.3 mi
  • Fairmont Neighborhood Park: 4.6 mi
  • Fairmont Community Park: 4.9 mi
  • Rowland Recreational Park: 8.8 mi
  • Michael S. Lecholop: 10.6 mi
Museums: 9
  • James W Dillon House Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Fair Bluff Depot Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Robeson County History Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Dillon County Museum: 16.8 mi
  • South Carolina Tobacco Museum: 17.6 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Big Sand Hills: 17.6 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 18.8 mi
  • Half Moon Sand Hills: 22.9 mi
  • River Hill: 23.8 mi
  • Lynn Hill: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Tipi: 8.4 mi
  • Bear: 8.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrc Ashpole Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf HillENE 73°29 m18.8 mi
Lynn HillESE 107°26 m24.8 mi
Big Sand HillsS 175°15 m17.6 mi
Half Moon Sand HillsS 185°12 m22.9 mi
River HillS 187°12 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:29
June solstice06:0519:5620:33
September equinox07:0518:4219:15
December solstice07:2016:3217:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873625346
Precip in3.83.43.93.54.15.05.05.56.43.33.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lumber RVR SP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/38586475

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