Goat Island
Goat Island is an island in Carteret, North Carolina. Goat Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Money Island Beach, as well as near Carolina City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Macon State Park and North Carolina Maritime Museum.
Fort Macon State Park
Park
Photo: Kevinbercaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach, the park opened in 1936.
North Carolina Maritime Museum
Museum
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The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a system of regional museums within the North Carolina Museum of History, which in turn part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morehead City and Beaufort.
Morehead City
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morehead City is the largest town in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina, with a population of 7,691. Morehead is not actually in the Outer Banks, being situated on the opposite shore of the Bogue Sound from Atlantic Beach, and is the main gateway to the island of Bogue Banks.
Beaufort
Photo: Michelle Underhill, CC BY 2.0.
Beaufort is the easternmost town in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina; the county seat; and the third-oldest town in the state. Established in 1713 on the Newport River, Beaufort was named after Henry Somerset, the Duke of Beaufort.
Atlantic Beach
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Atlantic Beach is a small town of 1,500 people in the Crystal Coast region North Carolina. A popular seaside vacation town since the 1920s, Atlantic Beach is on Bogue Banks, part of the southern Outer Banks chain of barrier islands, between Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
Goat Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Carteret, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.70461° or 34° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
-76.6991° or 76° 41′ 57″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
8765P832+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 357773600OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Goat Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goat Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, North Carolina, Carteret County)”
- Cebuano: “Goat Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Money Island Beach and Carolina City.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include N2Y Fishing Department and Morehead City State Port Terminal Airport.
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