Scales Creek
Scales Creek is a stream in Onslow, North Carolina. Scales Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Momford Landing, as well as near the locality Knox Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Gilbert H. Johnson and Beirut Memorial.
Camp Gilbert H. Johnson
Military installation
Camp Gilbert H. Johnson is a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and home to the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools, where various support military occupational specialties such as administration, supply, logistics, finance, Navy corpsman and motor transport maintenance are trained.
Beirut Memorial
Park
The Beirut Memorial is a memorial to the 241 American peacekeepers—220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers—killed in the October 23, 1983 Beirut barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon.
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
Hospital
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is a Defense Health Agency facility that is located on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, USA. Residing on one of the largest military installations on the East Coast, the hospital serves more than 150,000 active-duty military personnel, retirees, and family members alike. Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is situated 2½ miles east of Scales Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jacksonville.
Jacksonville
Photo: Hammerattack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jacksonville is the county seat of Onslow County, North Carolina. The home of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. Jacksonville is in North Carolina's Inner Banks region, approximately a one hour away from the "Port City" Wilmington.
Scales Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Onslow, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.72989° or 34° 43′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.4008° or 77° 24′ 3″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8764PHHX+XMGeoNames ID
4490540
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