- Elevation, modelled
- -2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill17 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Brunswick Town Road11.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9028, -78.0755
Commissioner's Observatory Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled -2 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Yaupon Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Brunswick Town Road passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Commissioner's Observatory Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | N 349° | 17 m | 17.8 mi |
- 11.8 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 13.7 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Yaupon Park: 0.4 mi
- Shipwreck Park: 0.6 mi
- Shipwreck Park: 0.6 mi
- May Moore Park: 0.7 mi
- The Crab Dock: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Buoy 1: 2.5 mi
- Buoy 2: 2.5 mi
- Battery Shipp: 2.9 mi
- Battery Bagley: 3.1 mi
- Battery Swift: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Oak Island Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Indigo Plantation Marsh Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Bald Head Island Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Bald Head Island Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Bald Head Island Natural Area: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 12
- Caswell Beach: 1.5 mi
- Oak Island Cabana: 2.4 mi
- Long Beach: 4.6 mi
- East Beach: 7.2 mi
- Bay Beach: 7.2 mi
Museums: 12
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 3.5 mi
- Fort Johnston: 3.5 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 10.2 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 10.5 mi
- Federal Point History Center: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 4.8 mi
- Supply Shed: 4.8 mi
- Captain Charlie’s I: 7.4 mi
- Captain Charlie’s II: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Fly-Trap Farm: 15.3 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 24.1 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Big Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sand Hill: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- OIB Sign: 20.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 7 mi away.
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- Southport · 3 mi
- Kure Beach · 12 mi
- Carolina Beach · 14 mi
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