Reef · Nags Head, North Carolina
AR-140 artificial reef
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-140) in the Cape Hatteras region. NC DMF records the site center 343.4° magnetic - 8.2 nm from Oregon Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 290 m from that point. Also on the reef: train boxcars (1986).
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Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Seabed depth | 20.1 m (66 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 35.9457°N, 75.5297°W |
| From Jennette's Pier, Nags Head | 7.0 km (4.4 mi), bearing 56° NE |
| Source | 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, 7.0 km (4.4 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 Nags Head, with its distance and depth, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- AR-130 artificial reefReef · 5.9 m · 6.4 km
- Jennette's PierPier · 6.9 km
- Outer Banks Fishing PierPier · 8.1 km
- OlympicShipwreck · 23.7 m · 8.4 km
- Bird IslandIsland · 8.9 km
- Nags Head Fishing PierPier · 9.5 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.