Picnic site · North Carolina
Cedar Point Recreation Area
Cedar Point Recreation Area is a picnic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. The nearest named place is Western Carteret Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates34.69155, -77.08663
- 26.8 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Western Carteret Park: 0.6 mi
- Bonita Street Park: 1.4 mi
- Manatee Street Park: 1.5 mi
- Dolphin Street Park: 1.5 mi
- Anita Forte Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 12
- Golfin Dolphin Golf Plane: 1.1 mi
- Lost Treasure Bumper Boats: 11.8 mi
- Lost Treasure Raceway: 11.8 mi
- M109: 15.0 mi
- M110: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Montford Point Marine Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 19.0 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Beam: 19.0 mi
- Beirut Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Commons City Worker Memorial: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- Hurst Beach: 11.1 mi
- Indian Beach: 11.1 mi
- Indian Beach: 12.2 mi
- Pine Knoll Shores: 16.4 mi
- North Topsail Shores: 19.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Carteret County Museum of History: 18.7 mi
- Zing Zumm: 19.6 mi
- Carteret County Historical Society: 21.1 mi
- Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center: 23.9 mi
- North Carolina Maritime Museum: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area: 14.5 mi
- Ernest J Riggs: 20.9 mi
- Stones Creek Game Land: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Wilkins Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Wilsons Bluff: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- John A. Lejeune: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Rose garden: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pine Cliff Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport/morehead City WFO, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4105769421
Day trips start here
- Cape Carteret · 2 mi
- Emerald Isle · 8 mi
- Newport · 14 mi
- Havelock · 17 mi
- Morehead City · 19 mi
- Atlantic Beach · 20 mi
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