Flight 3

Flight 3: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Flight 3

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Flight 3 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.02039, -75.66874. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flight 3

• Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~0 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~13 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~15 km · Must-see
• Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~23 km · Must-see
• Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~29 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Marshes Light · attraction · Dare · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bodie Island Lighthouse · attraction · Dare · ~30 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~50 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~52 km · Must-see
• Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~53 km · Must-see
• North River Gameland · sanctuary · Currituck · ~59 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Albemarle · museum · Pasquotank · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~75 km · Must-see
• First Flight Boulder · fort · Dare · ~0 km
• 1903 Hangar · fort · Dare · ~0 km
• 1903 Quarters · fort · Dare · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flight 3

Other forts & heritage near Flight 3

• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~13 km · Must-see
• De Witt Cottage · fort · Virginia Beach · ~119 km · Must-see
• Cape Henry Lighthouse · fort · Virginia Beach · ~131 km · Must-see
• Ocracoke Lighthouse · fort · Hyde · ~132 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Attractions · fort · Norfolk · ~134 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson Park · fort · Portsmouth · ~135 km · Must-see
• Palmer-Marsh House · fort · Beaufort · ~150 km · Must-see
• First Flight Boulder · fort · Dare · ~0 km
• 1903 Hangar · fort · Dare · ~0 km
• 1903 Quarters · fort · Dare · ~0 km

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