Kill Devil Hills

History

Kill Devil Hills is the site of the Wright Brothers National Memorial, commemorating the siblings' four powered airplane flights in the Wright Flyer on Thursday, December 17, 1903. Orville returned in 1911, and on October 25 he set a new world glider record, remaining in the air 10 minutes and 34 seconds, soaring against the wind with very little forward movement. In addition to the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Sam's Diner in the town is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed in 1999.

Geography

Kill Devil Hills is located at (36.025448, −75.670105), on the barrier islands known as the Outer Banks. The average seasonal (Dec-Mar) snowfall total is < 2 inches (< 5&nbsp;cm), and the average annual peak in nor'easter activity is in February. According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina would have a dominant vegetation type of Live oak/Sea Oats Uniola paniculata (90) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• First Flight High School
  High · Kill Devil Hills · 956 students · 18:1 ratio
• Manteo Elementary School
  Elementary · Manteo · 660 students · 12.2:1 ratio
• First Flight Middle School
  Middle · Kill Devil Hills · 612 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• Manteo High School
  High · Manteo · 578 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• Nags Head Elementary School
  Elementary · Nags Head · 538 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Kitty Hawk Elementary School
  Elementary · Kitty Hawk · 453 students · 12.2:1 ratio
• Manteo Middle School
  Middle · Manteo · 369 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• First Flight Elementary School
  Elementary · Kill Devil Hills · 320 students · 10.7:1 ratio