Carolina Beach State Park
Carolina Beach State Park is a park in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Federal Point History Center, a museum 0.9 miles away. Brunswick Town Road passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 10.6 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Snow's Cut Park: 1.0 mi
- Mike Chappell Park: 1.1 mi
- Wilson-Street Mini Park: 1.2 mi
- Carolina Beach Lake Park: 1.5 mi
- Historic Brunswick Town: 1.7 mi
- Richard Quince Foundation Ruins: 1.7 mi
- Fort Anderson Ruins: 1.7 mi
- Fort Anderson Ruins: 1.7 mi
- Fort Anderson Ruins: 1.7 mi
- James Espy Foundation Ruins: 1.7 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30: 3.0 mi
- Wrc Ferry Slip Island 39-32 (Nha): 3.1 mi
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC: 3.6 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30: 4.2 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30: 5.0 mi
- Brooke Home: 1.4 mi
- Orton Plantation: 2.1 mi
- Naval Gun: 4.4 mi
- M113: 4.4 mi
- Artillery: 4.4 mi
- Federal Point History Center: 0.9 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 5.1 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 10.6 mi
- Fort Johnston: 10.6 mi
- Freeman Park: 2.6 mi
- Kure Beach: 4.1 mi
- Masonboro Island Reserve: 6.4 mi
- Bay Beach: 10.0 mi
- East Beach: 12.8 mi
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Supply Shed: 12.9 mi
- Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation: 14.1 mi
- Generator House: 14.1 mi
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.7 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 12.8 mi
- Harbor Way Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Big Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Bottle Chapel: 12.7 mi
- Wynn Plaza Pavilion: 13.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carolina Beach State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | WNW 302° | 17 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southport 5 N, 6 mi away.
- longleaf pine230 obs
- Golden Silk Spider224 obs
- American turkey oak186 obs
- orange milkwort163 obs
- blackroot158 obs
- Laughing Gull143 obs
- Yaupon Holly140 obs
- Brown Pelican115 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/38583423
Day trips start here
- Carolina Beach · 1 mi
- Kure Beach · 3 mi
- Southport · 10 mi
- Wilmington · 12 mi
- Oak Island · 15 mi
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