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Figure Eight Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of North Carolina, just north of Wrightsville Beach, widely known as an affluent summer colony and vacation destination. [2] The island is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area , and lies between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean .
Bladen Lakes State Forest (BLSF) is a North Carolina state forest near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, US. [1] It is managed by the North Carolina Forest Service. Covering about 33,450 acres (13,540 ha), it is the largest state owned forest in North Carolina. Bladen Lakes comprises three parcels of land and has a total of eight compartments.
In 1902, Dr. Lucius B. Morse and his brothers Hiram and Asahel purchased 64 acres (0.26 km 2) around Chimney Rock (within present-day Chimney Rock State Park) for $5,000. They later acquired enough land in the area to bring the total to 8,000 acres (32 km 2). Lucius Morse's wife Elizabeth is credited with naming the lake (and the town). [3]
Category: Islands of North Carolina. ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Lake islands of North Carolina (1 P) R.
Lake Toxaway is the largest privately held lake in North Carolina. The lake, developed by the Lake Toxaway Company, is man-made and covers 640 acres (2.6 km 2) 60 feet (18 m), and the shoreline is 14 miles (23 km). Water sources for the lake include multiple free-flowing mountain streams with the Toxaway River being the main source. The lake ...
It’s the only privately owned island in the bay. For the first time ever, the only privately owned island in San Francisco Bay has been listed for sale, for $25 million.
Singletary Lake State Park is a North Carolina state park in Bladen County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Elizabethtown , it covers 1,221 acres (4.94 km 2 ), [ 2 ] including Singletary Lake , one of the largest Carolina bays .
Just about 1.5 miles away from the mainland, Tanera Mòr spans about 1.2 miles wide and 1.6 miles long.