Reef · Cape Lookout, North Carolina

Hardie's Reef (AR-300)

A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-300) in the Cape Lookout region. NC DMF records the site center 163.6° magnetic - 11.1 nm from Cape Lookout Shoals Lighted Buoy #2 or 128.1° magnetic - 11.8 nm from Cape Lookout Shoals Lighted Buoy #6. Deployed material reaches about 260 m from that point.

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Seabed depth31 m (102 ft) below MLLW
Position34.3086°N, 76.4022°W
From Cape Lookout Point34 km (21 mi), bearing 160° SSE
SourceNC DMF Artificial Reef Guide

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Lookout Point, 34 km (21 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.