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Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. [8] It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Charleston .
The Tidewater Region is the slim section of land along the coast of North Carolina near the Atlantic ocean. All the beaches of North Carolina are located here. There are also capes, (projections of land into water) on the coast of North Carolina. Lighthouses, normally found on a cape, reduce incidents of a collision between ships and the coast.
The entrance to the gated, private community of Harbor Island, a barrier island bounded by the Harbor River, top and Hunting Island (not pictured) to the west as photographed on Dec. 6, 2022.
The most recently updated rainfall data show some areas with double-digit accumulation over a five-day period during Tropical Storm Debby.
In recent years, Hilton Head has also developed a large permanent resident population. Hilton Head Island, which has an area of approximately 55 square miles (140 km 2 ), had a year-round population of 37,661 at the 2020 census , [ 3 ] although during the peak of summer vacation season the population can swell to 150,000.
As of 11 a.m. Monday morning, Beaufort County was under a flood watch and storm surge warning. Storm surges occur when intense weather raises sea levels above normal heights, which can cause ...
Bluffton is a town in southern Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.The population as of the 2020 census was 27,716, an increase of over 120% since the 2010 census, making it the 17th-most populous municipality and one of the fastest growing municipalities in South Carolina.
Beaufort (/ ˈ b juː f ər t / BEW-fərt, different from that of Beaufort, North Carolina) [6] is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. [7] Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston .