Long Point

Long Point is a cape in Dare, North Carolina. Long Point is situated nearby to the village Avon, as well as near the hamlet Buxton Landing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avon and Buxton.

Avon

Village

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Avon is an unincorporated community located on Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Avon is a census-designated place in Dare County. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 832. Avon is situated 2½ miles north of Long Point.

Buxton

Hamlet

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Buxton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place on Hatteras Island near Cape Hatteras. It is located in Dare County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Buxton is situated 3½ miles southwest of Long Point.

Long Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Dare, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.31462° or 35° 18′ 53″ north

Longitude

-75.51487° or 75° 30′ 54″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87768F7P+R3

GeoNames ID

4477150

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