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Wrc Stonehouse Creek Access Area

Wrc Stonehouse Creek Access Area from directly overhead

Wrc Stonehouse Creek Access Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Wilkins Hill stands 100 m to the east-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum, a museum 4.1 miles away. Lafayette's Tour passes 11 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates36.48658, -77.94714

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Goat Island: 4.1 mi
  • Pavillion at Whipporwill Hills: 5.5 mi
  • Sherwood Forest Campgrounds: 6.0 mi
  • Wrc Haw Creek Access Area: 10.9 mi
  • Rotary Park: 12.9 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • Dr. L. Julian Haywood: 13.4 mi
  • Sam Patterson Statue: 16.3 mi
  • Confederate Cemetery: 19.3 mi
  • Joseph Montfort Burial Site: 22.6 mi
  • Saint Paul’s Chapel School (Rosenwald Funded): 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Picnic Shelter: 21.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Osage Picnic Shelter: 21.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Wilkins Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Medoc Mountain: 16.3 mi
  • Fort Hill: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Medoc Mountain Canoe & Kayak access: 16.2 mi
  • Joseph S. J. Tanner Environmental Education Center: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Panacea Falls: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • J. Stewart and Mary L. Green Wortham Memorial Gardens: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilkins HillENE 77°100 m9.0 mi
Medoc MountainSSE 166°98 m16.3 mi
Fort HillNNE 15°76 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5519:5620:34
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2116:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606876807872625144

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke Rapids Halifax CO AP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33006423

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