Kill Devil Hills

Kill Devil Hills (HM6JD)

Location: Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 Dare County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 1.179', W 75° 40.126'

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"...the sand fairly blinds us. It blows across the ground in clouds. We certainly can't complain of the place. We came down here for wind and sand, and we got them."
Letter from Orville Wright to Katharine Wright, October 18, 1900

"The practice ground at the Kill Devil Hills consists of a level plain of bare sand, from which rises a group of detached hills or mounds formed of sand heaped up by the winds. These hills are constantly changing in height and slope, according to the direction and force of the prevailing winds."
Wilbur Wright, lecture of June 24, 1903
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HM NumberHM6JD
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Placed ByU.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Wright Brothers National Memorial
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 9:30am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 439740 N 3986334
Decimal Degrees36.01965000, -75.66876667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 1.179', W 75° 40.126'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 1' 10.74" N, 75° 40' 7.56" W
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Area Code(s)252
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 20 Wright Memorial, Kill Devil Hills NC 27948, US
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