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Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30

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Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 from directly overhead

Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wrc Ferry Slip Island 39-32 (Nha), a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Brunswick Town Road passes 1.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.08773, -77.92930

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veteran's Park Nature walk: 1.2 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 1.6 mi
  • River Road Park: 1.9 mi
  • Monterey Heights Park: 1.9 mi
  • Snow's Cut Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • Russellborough Kitchen Foundation Ruins: 3.1 mi
  • Russellborough Foundation Ruins: 3.1 mi
  • Fort Anderson Ruins: 3.3 mi
  • Richard Quince Foundation Ruins: 3.4 mi
  • Fort Anderson Ruins: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 31
Attractions: 15
  • Orton Plantation: 2.2 mi
  • Brooke Home: 3.9 mi
  • Brunswick Nature Park: 5.2 mi
  • Naval Gun: 7.3 mi
  • M113: 7.4 mi
Museums: 12
Beaches: 10
  • Freeman Park: 3.2 mi
  • Masonboro Island Reserve: 5.1 mi
  • Kure Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Palm Tree Island: 11.4 mi
  • Bay Beach: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Devon Park Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • The Transplanted Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Harbor Way Gardens: 11.3 mi
  • Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sand Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Sand Ball Hill: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Wynn Plaza Pavilion: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillWNW 292°17 m12.5 mi
Sand Ball HillNNW 347°10 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:24
June solstice06:0119:5020:27
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:1416:2817:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464955637178828076665549
Precip in4.03.63.93.74.55.38.88.59.25.54.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington 7 SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/38583467

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