Island · Nags Head, North Carolina
Roanoke Island
The 8-mile island between Roanoke and Croatan sounds where Sir Walter Raleigh's colonists landed in 1585 and the 'Lost Colony' vanished by 1590. Home to Manteo, Wanchese, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and the Elizabethan Gardens, and in 1862-65 site of a Union-held Freedmen's Colony.
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Quick facts
| Type | Island |
|---|---|
| Position | 35.8812°N, 75.6608°W |
| From Jennette's Pier, Nags Head | 6.8 km (4.2 mi), bearing 241° WSW |
| Source | NOAA ENC US3DE01M; Curated (NOAA AWOIS / NC DMF / NPS) |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Jennette's Pier, Nags Head, 6.8 km (4.2 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
Further reading: Roanoke Island on Wikipedia.
Point your phone at the real thing. The CoastFinder app draws this island over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Nags Head, with its distance and height, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse (replica)Lighthouse · 3.1 km
- Wells IslandIsland · 4.5 km
- Bird IslandIsland · 5.8 km
- Jennette's PierPier · 7.0 km
- Outer Banks Fishing PierPier · 7.2 km
- AR-197 artificial reefReef · 1.8 m · 8.9 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.