- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill17 m · 17.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Green Swamp Byway7.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9159, -78.2320
The Point is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 3 m. Sand Hill stands 17 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is 57th Place West Access Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Green Swamp Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NNE 19° | 17 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 307° | 13 m | 21.0 mi |
| Myrtle Head | NW 318° | 13 m | 21.4 mi |
- 7.3 mi off the Green Swamp Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Brunswick Town Road
- 25.9 mi off the Cape Fear Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 57th Place West Access Park: 1.0 mi
- Holden Beach Pavilion: 2.1 mi
- Holden Beach Park: 2.2 mi
- Robin Schusta Park: 2.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Wrc Sunset Harbor Access-Lockwood Folly: 1.2 mi
- Wrc Sunset Harbor Access-Lockwood Folly: 1.3 mi
- Oak Island Nature Center: 7.1 mi
- Enr Esturine Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Indigo Plantation Marsh Preserve: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Buoy 1: 11.5 mi
- Buoy 2: 11.5 mi
- Battery Shipp: 11.9 mi
- Battery Bagley: 12.0 mi
- Battery Swift: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 14
- Holden Beach: 4.1 mi
- Long Beach: 4.4 mi
- Oak Island Cabana: 6.6 mi
- Big Beach: 6.6 mi
- Caswell Beach: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 11
- Thor: 12.1 mi
- The Swamp Patk Zip Line and ATV Center: 12.6 mi
- Tank: 18.5 mi
- M110: 18.5 mi
- Artillery: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Oak Island Lighthouse: 11.4 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouse: 13.6 mi
- Supply Shed: 13.6 mi
- Captain Charlie’s I: 15.9 mi
- Captain Charlie’s II: 16.0 mi
Museums: 7
- Museum of Coastal Carolina: 11.8 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport: 12.3 mi
- Fort Johnston: 12.3 mi
- Old Bridge Museum: 16.3 mi
- Fort Fisher Historic Museum: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Fly-Trap Farm: 6.9 mi
- Caswell Avenue Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Hughes & Hughes Nursery: 20.6 mi
- Williams Plantworks LLC: 22.6 mi
Peaks: 3
- Sand Hill: 17.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 21.0 mi
- Myrtle Head: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Big Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- OIB Sign: 11.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 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 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Oak Island · 6 mi
- Southport · 12 mi
- Kure Beach · 19 mi
- Carolina Beach · 21 mi
- Wilmington · 28 mi
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