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Dare County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 4
Bars 20
Basins 1
Bays 49
Beaches 2
Benches 1
Capes 75
Guts 19
Islands 60
Lakes 9
Ridges 3
Seas 1
Streams 30
Summits 8
Swamps 9
Woods 3
Cultural Features
Airports 5
Bridges 6
Buildings 23
Canals 3
Cemeteries 4
Channels 16
Churches 12
Civil 13
Harbors 2
Hospitals 1
Locales 31
Parks 15
Post Offices 2
Schools 2
Towers 4
Trails 1
Historical Features
Bars 1
Bays 1
Buildings 1
Channels 2
Guts 7
Islands 4
Locales 3
Military (Historical) 2
Parks 1
Populated Places 1
Post Offices 4
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: North Carolina's National Historic Landmarks