Big Creek

Big Creek is a stream in , . Big Creek is situated near the hamlet , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morehead City and Atlantic Beach.

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is the largest town in the region of , with a population of 7,691. Morehead is not actually in the , being situated on the opposite shore of the Bogue Sound from , and is the main gateway to the island of Bogue Banks.

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is a small town of 1,500 people in the region . A popular seaside vacation town since the 1920s, is on Bogue Banks, part of the southern chain of barrier islands, between Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.

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is the easternmost town in the region of ; the county seat; and the third-oldest town in the state. Established in 1713 on the Newport River, was named after Henry Somerset, the Duke of .

Big Creek

Latitude
34.77822° or 34° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
-76.7391° or 76° 44′ 21″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
8765Q7H6+79
Geo­Names ID
4455667
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