The Haystacks

The Haystacks is a hamlet in Morehead Township, Carteret, North Carolina. The Haystacks is situated near the hamlet River Heights, as well as near Joslyn Trace.

Places of Interest

Highlights: O’Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium.

O’Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium

Stadium

Puck O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is a baseball venue in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. Also known as simply Big Rock Stadium, the venue is home to the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. O’Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is situated 1½ miles west of The Haystacks.

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.

The Haystacks

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Morehead Township, Carteret, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.74627° or 34° 44′ 47″ north

Longitude

-76.70743° or 76° 42′ 27″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

8765P7WV+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158601377

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4494820

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: River Heights and Joslyn Trace.

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Highlights: Newport Marshes and Calico Creek Marsh.

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