Wrc Federal Point Access Area
Wrc Federal Point Access Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Brunswick Town Road passes 5.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 16.5 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Fort Fisher State Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Fisher Park Office: 1.2 mi
- Joe Eakes Park: 3.2 mi
- 1921 Fort Fisher Monument: 1.5 mi
- Cape Fear Quarantine Station: 4.1 mi
- "Publick" House and Tailor Shop Foundation Ruins: 5.4 mi
- Judge Maurice Moore Foundation Ruins: 5.5 mi
- Nathaniel Moore Foundation Ruins: 5.5 mi
- WRC Unnamed Island Snows March #1 39-33: 1.0 mi
- Ehnr Zekes Island-Esturine Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- South Pelicon Island 39-37(Nha): 2.4 mi
- Bald Head Island Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Bald Head Island Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 1.6 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 2.1 mi
- Fort Johnston: 5.2 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 5.2 mi
- Federal Point History Center: 6.4 mi
- Kure Beach: 2.6 mi
- Bay Beach: 3.8 mi
- East Beach: 6.7 mi
- Caswell Beach: 7.6 mi
- Freeman Park: 8.4 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Supply Shed: 6.8 mi
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation: 7.9 mi
- Generator House: 7.9 mi
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 18.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 18.8 mi
- Harbor Way Gardens: 19.3 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Big Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 17.5 mi
- Bottle Chapel: 18.8 mi
- Wynn Plaza Pavilion: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrc Federal Point Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NW 321° | 17 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southport 5 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/38583600
Day trips start here
- Kure Beach · 3 mi
- Southport · 5 mi
- Carolina Beach · 6 mi
- Oak Island · 11 mi
- Wilmington · 18 mi
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