Wrc Old Sparta Access Area
Wrc Old Sparta Access Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. The Hill stands 20 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinetops War Memorial, a historic site 5.3 miles away. Tar Heel Trace runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Tar Heel Trace
- 24.6 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
Named places within 25 miles
- J. Vines Cobb Jr. Park: 5.3 mi
- Conetoe Town Hall Park: 5.4 mi
- Town of Conetoe Park: 5.5 mi
- Mutual Park: 7.0 mi
- Burlington Park: 7.0 mi
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville: 15.9 mi
- Greenville Museum of Art: 16.0 mi
- Winterville Museum: 19.9 mi
- Freeman Round House: 20.3 mi
- Imagination Station Science & History Museum: 20.8 mi
- Falkland Woods/Otter Creek Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Wrc Falkland Access Area: 7.4 mi
- Hamilton Access Area: 22.2 mi
- Voice of America Game Land: 23.3 mi
- Wrc Roanoke River Wetlands: 23.9 mi
- Pinetops War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Veterans Monument: 13.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 17.1 mi
- Confederate Monument: 20.4 mi
- Benjamin Farmer Revolutionary Soldier Monument: 21.0 mi
- Aaron Circle Shrubs: 11.5 mi
- Azalea Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Fort Neroka: 23.1 mi
- Northbound Nash County Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Southbound Nash County Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- ECU: 16.3 mi
- The Hill: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrc Old Sparta Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hill | SE 142° | 20 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
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 | 41 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tarboro 1 S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33105790
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