- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill17 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Green Swamp Byway11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9123, -78.1224
Heron Lookout is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 3 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is 40th Street Inlet Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Green Swamp Byway passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heron Lookout. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | N 358° | 17 m | 16.8 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 22.5 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 40th Street Inlet Park: 0.0 mi
- Hannon A. Templeton Park: 0.2 mi
- Middleton Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.6 mi
- The Crab Dock: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Buoy 1: 5.3 mi
- Buoy 2: 5.3 mi
- Battery Shipp: 5.7 mi
- Battery Bagley: 5.8 mi
- Battery Swift: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Museums: 13
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 6.0 mi
- Fort Johnston: 6.0 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 12.4 mi
- North Carolina Military History Museum: 12.6 mi
- Federal Point History Center: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 12
- Oak Island Cabana: 0.3 mi
- Long Beach: 1.9 mi
- Caswell Beach: 4.3 mi
- Bay Beach: 9.9 mi
- East Beach: 10.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 7.5 mi
- Supply Shed: 7.5 mi
- Captain Charlie’s I: 10.0 mi
- Captain Charlie’s II: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 3
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Fly-Trap Farm: 12.5 mi
- The Transplanted Garden: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Big Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sand Hill: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- OIB Sign: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:51 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Oak Island · 1 mi
- Southport · 6 mi
- Kure Beach · 14 mi
- Carolina Beach · 16 mi
- Wilmington · 25 mi
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