Island · Cape Lookout, North Carolina
Core Banks
A 40-mile, roadless barrier island running from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout, low and overwashed, reached only by passenger and vehicle ferry. It forms the heart of Cape Lookout National Seashore and shelters Core Sound.
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Quick facts
| Type | Island |
|---|---|
| Position | 34.8008°N, 76.3717°W |
| From Cape Lookout Point | 27 km (17 mi), bearing 32° NNE |
| Source | Curated (NOAA AWOIS / NC DMF / NPS) |
How to see it
Above water but beyond the horizon from Cape Lookout Point, 27 km (17 mi) away: the curve of the earth hides it. CoastFinder draws it faintly and marks it hidden, with its bearing and distance.
Further reading: Core Banks on Wikipedia.
Point your phone at the real thing. The CoastFinder app draws this island over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Cape Lookout, with its distance and height, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- Billy Smith Reef (AR-275)Reef · 16.4 m · 9.1 km
- Miss ClaraShipwreck · 16.4 m · 9.2 km
- Gulf CoastShipwreck · 16.4 m · 9.5 km
- Cedar IslandIsland · 17 km
- ArioShipwreck · 20.4 m · 19 km
- Harkers IslandIsland · 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.