Reef · Crystal Coast, North Carolina

Clifton Moss Reef (AR-320)

A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-320) in the Cape Lookout region. NC DMF records the site center 242.1° magnetic - 6.8 nm from Beaufort Inlet at Fort Macon Jetty. Deployed material reaches about 400 m from that point.

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Seabed depth14.9 m (49 ft) below MLLW
Position34.6589°N, 76.8070°W
From Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach13 km (7.8 mi), bearing 250° WSW
SourceNC DMF Artificial Reef Guide

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach, 13 km (7.8 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.