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 The
first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine
were made here by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. A 60-foot
granite monument dedicated in 1932, is perched atop 90-foot tall Kill
Devil Hill commemorating the achievement of these two visionaries from
Dayton, Ohio.
A visit should include touring the museum exhibits, participating in a
ranger conducted program, touring the reconstructed camp buildings and
first flight trail area, and a climb up Kill Devil Hill to view the memorial
pylon.
Operating Hours & Seasons
The park is open 9am-6pm
in the summer and 9am-5pm the rest of the year.
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| Communities
Surrounding Wright Brothers National Memorial | |
| Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park. | Kill Devil Hills, NC (4 min.
) Pop. 5,897
Nags Head, NC (8 min.
) Pop. 2,700
Kitty Hawk, NC (10 min.
) Pop. 2,991
Point Harbor, NC (16 min.
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Harbinger, NC (19 min.
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Manteo, NC (21 min.
) Pop. 1,052
Wanchese, NC (24 min.
) Pop. 1,527
Powells Point, NC (27 min.
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Manns Harbor, NC (30 min.
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Jarvisburg, NC (32 min.
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| Grandy, NC (32 min.
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Poplar Branch, NC (38 min.
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Rodanthe, NC (42 min.
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Coinjock, NC (42 min.
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Waves, NC (43 min.
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Aydlett, NC (44 min.
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Corolla, NC (46 min.
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Barco, NC (49 min.
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Stumpy Point, NC (50 min.
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