Nature reserve · North Carolina
Wrc Sampson County Gamelands
Wrc Sampson County Gamelands is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Killens Hill stands 88 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. Meteor Lakes Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates35.17478, -78.46682
- 2.1 mi off the Meteor Lakes Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hubb's Farm (Home of Hubb's Corn Maze): 4.4 mi
- Weeks Park Expansion: 7.8 mi
- Weeks Park: 7.8 mi
- J.O. Humpries Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Clarence Lee Tart Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Wrc Sampson County Gamelands: 0.4 mi
- Wrc Sampson County Gamelands: 0.8 mi
- Wrc Sampson County Gamelands: 1.0 mi
- Wrc Sampson County Gamelands: 1.1 mi
- Wrc Sampson County Gamelands: 1.8 mi
Museums: 16
- Meadow Museum: 10.1 mi
- Dunn Area History Museum: 12.2 mi
- General William C Lee Airborne Museum: 12.4 mi
- Averasboro Battlefield Museum: 13.2 mi
- Sampson County History Museum: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Hubb's Farm (Home of Hubb's Corn Maze): 4.6 mi
- Boxcar: 12.3 mi
- ZipQuest Waterfall Treetop Adventure: 22.2 mi
- Clark Park Falls: 23.5 mi
- Cape Fear River Trail: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Bentonville Civil War Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Bentonville Civil War Statue: 12.3 mi
- General Theophilus Hunter Holmes Confederate Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Old Bluff Church Civil War Trails Marker: 14.5 mi
- "Carbine" Williams' burial: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Baskets & Flowers Greenhouses Inc.: 5.7 mi
- Raynor Shine Nursery: 18.8 mi
- NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Fitness Garden: 22.3 mi
- NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Fitness Garden: 22.3 mi
- NC Blue Cross Blue Shield Fitness Garden: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Duplin County I-40 Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Cumberland County I-95 Northbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Cumberland County I-95 Southbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 2
- J.A. Campbell statue: 22.3 mi
- Artistry In Motion Performing Arts Center: 23.6 mi
Peaks: 1
- Killens Hill: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Carvers Falls: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Mable C. Smith Picnic site: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrc Sampson County Gamelands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killens Hill | WNW 291° | 88 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
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 | 43 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clinton 2 NE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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