Island · Cape Lookout, North Carolina
Shackleford Banks
A 9-mile island running east-west between Beaufort Inlet and Cape Lookout, with the highest dunes on the southern Outer Banks and a herd of about 120 wild horses descended from colonial stock. The whaling village of Diamond City at its east end was abandoned after the 1899 hurricane.
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Quick facts
| Type | Island |
|---|---|
| Position | 34.6854°N, 76.6530°W |
| From Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach | 2.7 km (1.7 mi), bearing 121° ESE |
| Source | NOAA ENC US5MRHDB; Curated (NOAA AWOIS / NC DMF / NPS) |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
Further reading: Shackleford 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
- Queen Anne's RevengeShipwreck · 12.7 m · 2.1 km
- Bird ShoalShoal · 0.1 m · 2.5 km
- ParkinsShipwreck · 8.8 m · 6.3 km
- USS Pilgrim (SP-1204)Shipwreck · 1.3 m · 6.7 km
- Oceanana PierPier · 6.8 km
- A-4 SkyhawksShipwreck · 14.6 m · 8.5 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.