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Wrc Big Flatty Access Area

Wrc Big Flatty Access Area from directly overhead

Wrc Big Flatty Access Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Three Dunes stands 9 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawmill Park, a park 4.6 miles away. Alligator River Route passes 15 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates36.15060, -76.13258

101 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Sawmill Park: 4.6 mi
  • One Mill Park: 6.6 mi
  • South Park Sports Complex: 9.2 mi
  • River Road Soccer Complex: 9.3 mi
  • Gosnold Park: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Poyners Hill: 20.6 mi
  • Three Dunes: 21.0 mi
  • Whale Head Hill: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Currituck County US 158 Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 105mm: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three DunesENE 59°9 m21.0 mi
Whale Head HillNE 49°3 m22.9 mi
Poyners HillENE 66°2 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4819:4820:26
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1316:1416:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434551606876807873635346
Precip in3.32.93.63.23.74.75.75.34.53.63.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabeth City Cgas, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33042297

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