Shoal · Cape Lookout, North Carolina
Cape Lookout Shoals
The sand spit that runs nearly 10 nautical miles south-southeast from Cape Lookout Point, charted with depths of a few feet and heavy breakers. Ships rounding the cape stand well outside the lighted buoy that marks its tip; the shoal has claimed dozens of vessels since colonial times.
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Quick facts
| Type | Shoal |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 3 m (10 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.4749°N, 76.4920°W |
| From Cape Lookout Point | 14 km (8.5 mi), bearing 165° SSE |
| Source | NOAA ENC US2EC02M; Curated (NOAA AWOIS / NC DMF / NPS) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Lookout Point, 14 km (8.5 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
Point your phone at the real thing. The CoastFinder app draws this shoal over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Cape Lookout, with its distance and depth, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- Fenwick IslandShipwreck · 12.8 m · 4.2 km
- EaShipwreck · 14 m · 5.0 km
- Cape Lookout Hard Bottom ledgesReef · 18 m · 5.3 km
- PortlandShipwreck · 5.4 m · 6.0 km
- ThistleroyShipwreck · 1.2 m · 9.7 km
- Capt Charley LewisShipwreck · 1.2 m · 10 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.