Reef · Cape Fear, North Carolina
AR-400 artificial reef
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-400) in the Long Bay region. NC DMF records the site center 329.4° magnetic - 0.7 nm from Frying Pan Tower. Deployed material reaches about 1050 m from that point.
Open in the viewer from Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island →
Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 19.2 m (63 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 33.4958°N, 77.5945°W |
| From Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island | 52 km (32 mi), bearing 138° SE |
| Source | NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island, 52 km (32 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Capt. Greg MicKeyShipwreck · 19.2 m · 1.0 km
- Frying Pan Shoals Light TowerLighthouse · 40 m · 1.7 km
- Frying Pan ShoalsShoal · 10 m · 12 km
- City Of HoustonShipwreck · 20.3 m · 15 km
- George WeemsShipwreck · 10 m · 16 km
- RosinShipwreck · 25.9 m · 21 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.