- Elevation, modelled
- 16 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill17 m · 12.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cape Fear Historic Byway1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 34.1852, -77.9146
Battle of Forks' Civil War Battlefield Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 16 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cameron Art Museum Sculpture Garden, a park 0.1 miles away. Cape Fear Historic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Battle of Forks Road, February 20-21, 1865, was fought for the possession of Wilmington, NC.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Forks' Civil War Battlefield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | W 261° | 17 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sand Ball Hill | NNW 339° | 10 m | 17.5 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 22.9 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cameron Art Museum Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Halyburton Park: 0.7 mi
- Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden: 1.5 mi
- Greenfield lake Gazebo: 1.6 mi
- Western Corridor Southside Park: 1.7 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 2.1 mi
- New Hanover County War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- To the Soldiers of the Confederacy: 3.8 mi
- Orange Street Landing: 3.8 mi
- Kenan Memorial Fountain: 3.9 mi
- One Tree Hill Lucas Home: 3.5 mi
- One Tree Hill Nathan and Haley Place: 4.0 mi
- One Tree Hill Rivercourt: 4.1 mi
- USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial: 4.2 mi
- One Tree Hill Institute: 4.3 mi
- Cape Fear Museum: 3.7 mi
- Latimer House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts: 3.9 mi
- Burgwin - Wright House: 3.9 mi
- Burnett-Eaton Museum Foundation 3.8 (9): 4.1 mi
- Masonboro Island Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Palm Tree Island: 6.5 mi
- Freeman Park: 8.3 mi
- Kure Beach: 13.7 mi
- Bay Beach: 19.5 mi
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 22.1 mi
- Supply Shed: 22.1 mi
- Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation: 23.6 mi
- Generator House: 23.6 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 3.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
- Harbor Way Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Yahweh Garden: 11.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 12.6 mi
- Sand Ball Hill: 17.5 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Big Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Bottle Chapel: 5.3 mi
- Wynn Plaza Pavilion: 6.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington 7 SE, 4 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Wilmington · 3 mi
- Carolina Beach · 10 mi
- Kure Beach · 13 mi
- Southport · 19 mi
- Oak Island · 22 mi
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