- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill17 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Green Swamp Byway7.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9220, -78.2114
Wrc Sunset Harbor Access-Lockwood Folly is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 3 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. Green Swamp Byway passes 7.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrc Sunset Harbor Access-Lockwood Folly. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NNE 16° | 17 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 304° | 13 m | 21.7 mi |
| Myrtle Head | NW 315° | 13 m | 21.9 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 24.8 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 57th Place West Access Park: 0.6 mi
- The Point: 1.3 mi
- Robin Schusta Park: 1.4 mi
- Holden Beach Pavilion: 3.3 mi
- Holden Beach Park: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Wrc Sunset Harbor Access-Lockwood Folly: 0.0 mi
- Oak Island Nature Center: 5.9 mi
- Indigo Plantation Marsh Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Enr Esturine Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Green Swamp Preserve: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Buoy 1: 10.4 mi
- Buoy 2: 10.4 mi
- Battery Shipp: 10.8 mi
- Battery Bagley: 10.9 mi
- Battery Swift: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 14
- Long Beach: 3.3 mi
- Holden Beach: 5.3 mi
- Oak Island Cabana: 5.5 mi
- Big Beach: 7.8 mi
- Caswell Beach: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 11
- Thor: 11.0 mi
- The Swamp Patk Zip Line and ATV Center: 13.7 mi
- Tank: 17.3 mi
- Artillery: 17.3 mi
- M110: 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Supply Shed: 12.6 mi
- Captain Charlie’s I: 15.0 mi
- Captain Charlie’s II: 15.0 mi
Museums: 7
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 11.1 mi
- Fort Johnston: 11.1 mi
- Museum of Coastal Carolina: 13.0 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 17.2 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Fly-Trap Farm: 7.6 mi
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Hughes & Hughes Nursery: 21.7 mi
- Williams Plantworks LLC: 23.3 mi
Peaks: 3
- Sand Hill: 16.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 21.7 mi
- Myrtle Head: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Big Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- OIB Sign: 13.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shallotte AG, 10 mi away.
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