Nags Head Pier
Nags Head Pier is in Nags Head Township, Dare, North Carolina. Nags Head Pier is situated nearby to the disaster remains USS Huron, as well as near Jockey’s Ridge State Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Huron and Jockey’s Ridge State Park.
USS Huron
Disaster remains
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USS Huron was an iron-hulled gunboat of the United States Navy. She was a screw steamer with full-rig auxiliary sail, built by John Roach & Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1875 and commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 November 1875. USS Huron is situated 1,200 feet north of Nags Head Pier.
Jockey’s Ridge State Park
Park
Photo: Zrudisin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jockey's Ridge State Park is a North Carolina state park in Dare County, North Carolina in the United States. Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, it covers a 427-acre area, and includes the tallest active sand dune system in the eastern United States.
The Outer Banks Hospital
Hospital
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The Outer Banks Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Nags Head, Dare County on the Outer Banks. It is 60%/40% partnership of the ECU Health and Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. The Outer Banks Hospital is situated 2½ miles south of Nags Head Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nags Head and Colington.
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.
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 Pier
Latitude
35.97378° or 35° 58′ 26″ northLongitude
-75.63073° or 75° 37′ 51″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8776X9F9+GPGeoNames ID
4481429
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