Reef · Nags Head, North Carolina

AR-130 artificial reef

A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-130) in the Cape Hatteras region. NC DMF records the site center 345.3° magnetic - 11.6 nm from Oregon Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 170 m from that point. Also on the reef: train boxcars (1986).

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Charted depth5.9 m (19 ft) below MLLW
Position36.0032°N, 75.5300°W
From Jennette's Pier, Nags Head12 km (7.3 mi), bearing 29° NNE
SourceNOAA ENC US3DE01M; NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Jennette's Pier, Nags Head, 12 km (7.3 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.