Phillips Island
Phillips Island is an islet in Carteret, North Carolina. Phillips Island is situated nearby to the hamlet The Haystacks, as well as near River Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Carolina Maritime Museum and Michael J. Smith Field.
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.
Michael J. Smith Field
Aerodrome
Michael J. Smith Field is a public airport located one mile north of the central business district of Beaufort and northeast of Morehead City, in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Michael J. Smith Field is situated 1½ miles east of Phillips Island.
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. Fort Macon State Park is situated 2½ miles south of Phillips Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaufort and Morehead City.
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.
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.
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.
Phillips Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Carteret, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.7313° or 34° 43′ 53″ northLongitude
-76.68699° or 76° 41′ 13″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
8765P8J7+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 980737339OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4484833Wikidata ID
Q49669026
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In Other Languages
“Phillips Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Phillips Island”
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Localities in the Area
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