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Topsail Island (/ ˈ t ɑː p s ɪ l /, TOP-sill) is a 26-mile (41.8 km) long barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, roughly equidistant between the barrier islands of the Crystal Coast and the beaches of the Cape Fear region, lying south of Jacksonville, North Carolina and Camp Lejeune.
The island is separated from Topsail Island to the north by New Topsail Inlet and Figure Eight Island to the South by Rich Inlet and from the mainland by Topsail Sound. The four mile long landmass was consolidated in 1998 when Old Topsail Inlet (also known as Elmore's Inlet) that had separated Lea Island and Hutaff Island (also known as Elmore ...
In NC Tripping's Best of North Carolina contest, which brought in thousands of votes, Topsail Island came out on top for the best beach category.
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck 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.
North Topsail Beach is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census , the population was 1,005. [ 4 ] It is located on Topsail Island .
Mistaken for a blockade runner and rammed by USS Monticello off Kure Beach. [6] Pevensey Confederate States: Blockade runner, sank off Atlantic Beach. Phantom Confederate States: 1863 Steel-hulled blockade runner; sunk at Topsail Inlet. USS Pilgrim United States: 1935 Patrol vessel that was scuttled off Harkers Island as a breakwater.
The Pender Post, which began publication in the 1971, purchased the Topsail Voice in March, 2012. and is now known as the Pender Topsail Post & Voice. [3] [4] The Post & Voice purchased the Pender Chronicle in September 2012 and retired the name of the county's oldest newspaper. The Post & Voice provides coverage of news, sports, features, and ...
Topsail Beach is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 383 at the 2012 census. The population was 383 at the 2012 census. It is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area .