Reef · Carolina Beach, North Carolina
AR-491 artificial reef
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-491). Deployed material reaches about 120 m from that point.
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Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Seabed depth | 0.1 m (0 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.0475°N, 77.9222°W |
| From Kure Beach pier | 5.9 km (3.6 mi), bearing 345° NNW |
| Source | NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Kure Beach pier, 5.9 km (3.6 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 reef over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Carolina Beach, with its distance and depth, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- Carolina Beach Fishing PierPier · 4.0 km
- Phillip Wolfe Reef (AR-378)Reef · 6 m · 5.1 km
- Midnight ShoalShoal · 0.1 m · 5.6 km
- Kure Beach PierPier · 5.8 km
- AR-378B artificial reefReef · 10.9 m · 8.3 km
- BlancheShipwreck · 3.3 m · 9.3 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.