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Northern terminus of NC 148: Greene: Glenfield Crossroads: 89.5: 144.0: NC 123 north / Glenfield Road – Hookerton: Southern terminus of NC 123: Snow Hill: 94.1: 151.4: US 258 (2nd Street) / US 258 Truck begins – Jacksonville, Kinston: Southern end of US 258 Truck concurrency: 95.4: 153.5: NC 903 south (Harper Street) – LaGrange: Southern ...
Atlantic is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census , it had a population of 543. [ 4 ] It is situated along Core Sound , located in what was known to early settlers of the area as Hunting Quarters .
The National Seashore was authorized on March 10, 1966. It was named a North Carolina Natural Heritage Area on May 23, 1986. The seashore was designated the Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve on June 16, 1986. Near noon on September 9, 2007, Tropical Storm Gabrielle made landfall at this exact point with winds of 60 mph (97 km/h).
Atlantic coast: North Carolina: March 10, 1966: 28,243.36 acres (114.3 km 2) Cape Lookout National Seashore is made up of three islands of the Outer Banks, accessible only by boat. It is known for its wild horses and the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Hiking, camping, fishing, and birdwatching are popular recreational activities.
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,381 miles (3,832 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona.It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern, Southern and Southwestern United States.
Designated Interstate 13 (I-13), it received support from various local officials but was not supported by the North Carolina Highway Commission, which ended discussions. [6] During the mid-1990s through mid-2000s, I-99 was proposed between Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, Delaware, completely overlapping all of US 17 in North Carolina.
The main road through the town is North Carolina Highway 179 (Beach Drive), leading west to U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina and east by a winding route 15 miles (24 km) to Shallotte. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town of Calabash has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km 2 ), of which 3.3 square miles (8.6 km 2 ) is land ...
Cape Lookout is the southern point of the Core Banks, one of the natural barrier islands on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It delimits Onslow Bay to the west from Raleigh Bay to the east. Core Banks and Shackleford Banks have been designated as parts of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. [1]