Reef · Cape Fear, North Carolina
Gary Ennis Reef (AR-465)
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-465) in the Long Bay region. NC DMF records the site center 186.3° magnetic - 23.8 nm from Cape Fear River Sea Buoy River Inlet, 165.2° magnetic - 30.5 nm from Lockwood's Folly Inlet Sea Buoy, or 151.5° magnetic - 31.2 nm from Shallotte Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 200 m from that point.
Open in the viewer from Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island →
Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Seabed depth | 25.6 m (84 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 33.3903°N, 78.1842°W |
| From Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island | 54 km (34 mi), bearing 202° SSW |
| 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, 54 km (34 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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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.