Bens Point
Bens Point is a cape in Dare, North Carolina. Bens Point is situated nearby to the locality Eagleton, as well as near Croatan Shores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include First Flight Airport and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
First Flight Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ke7dlt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
First Flight Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Kill Devil Hills, a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. First Flight Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Bens Point.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Park
Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.
Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates Wright Flyer; the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine. Wright Brothers National Memorial is situated 2 miles northeast of Bens Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colington and Kill Devil Hills.
Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills is a colorfully-named town on the coast of North Carolina. It is part of the Outer Banks, and is best known for its association with the Wright Brothers' historic flights in the first airplane in 1903.
Nags Head
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nags Head is a city on the Outer Banks. Legend has it that the names comes from when pirates used to put a lantern around a horse's neck and walk along the beach.
Bens Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Bordens Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Dare, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.99378° or 35° 59′ 38″ northLongitude
-75.69768° or 75° 41′ 52″ westOpen location code
8776X8V2+GWGeoNames ID
4454968
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