Colington Island

Colington Island is an located to the west of in , , United States. The island is located at the converging point of , , , and Roanoke Sound.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jarekt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Dare County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Collington Island” and “Collington’s Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Flight Airport and Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Aerodrome
Photo: Ke7dlt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of , a town in , United States.

Park
Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.
, located in , commemorates Wright Flyer; the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colington and Kill Devil Hills.

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is a city in .

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is a colorfully-named town on the coast of . It is part of the , and is best known for its association with the Wright Brothers' historic flights in the first airplane in 1903.

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, located on the of , consists of a thriving village that has been around for generations, a newer beach community of residential cottages, and a maritime forest called Woods which features a wide variety of plant and animal life.

Colington Island

Latitude
36.00572° or 36° 0′ 21″ north
Longitude
-75.70851° or 75° 42′ 31″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
8786274R+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357770826
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4461388
Wiki­data ID
Q5145728
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Satellite Map

Discover Colington Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Colington Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Colington Island”
  • Chinese: “科靈頓 (北卡羅萊納州)”
  • Chinese: “科靈頓”
  • French: “Colington Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Eagleton and Fort Raleigh City.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Liberty Christian Fellowship and Colington District Office.

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