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Southern Shores is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It is located on the Outer Banks [5] and the population was 3,107 at the 2020 census. [6]
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck and Albemarle Sounds (north) and Pamlico Sound (south) The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a 200 mi (320 km) string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States.
Cape Lookout National Seashore preserves a 56-mile (90-km) long section of the Southern Outer Banks, or Crystal Coast, of North Carolina, United States, running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southwest.
The park was officially established as the first national seashore on January 12, 1953, and dedicated on April 24, 1958, and is currently co-managed with two other Outer Banks parks, Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on Roanoke Island. It is headquartered at Fort Raleigh.
Duck is located along the northern Outer Banks, between the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Currituck Sound to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km 2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.3 km 2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km 2), or 35.02% is water.
Isabel devastated the entire Outer Banks and also split Hatteras Island between the two small towns of Frisco and Hatteras. NC 12, which provides a direct route from Nags Head to Hatteras Island, was washed out when the hurricane created a new inlet. Students had to use a ferry to get to school. The inlet was filled in with sand by the Army ...
Kitty Hawk is located at at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m) above sea . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a complete area of 8.23 square miles (21.3 km 2), of which 8.18 square miles (21.2 km 2) is land and 0.0476 square miles (0.123 km 2) (0.579%) is water.
Corolla is home to the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, located in Currituck Heritage Park. [10] The park has a boardwalk through wetlands. It is listed as an eBird hotspot, with at least 80 species recorded in the park. [11] Less than a mile north of Corolla is the Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. [12]