Reef · Nags Head, North Carolina

AR-197 artificial reef

A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-197). Deployed material reaches about 420 m from that point.

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Charted depth1.8 m (6 ft) below MLLW
Position35.9527°N, 75.7061°W
From Jennette's Pier, Nags Head11 km (6.9 mi), bearing 295° WNW
SourceNOAA ENC US5NC2PS; 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, 11 km (6.9 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.

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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.