Thoroughfare Island

Thoroughfare Island is an islet in Currituck, North Carolina. Thoroughfare Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Indiantown, as well as near Smiths Corner.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barco and Shawboro.

Barco

Hamlet

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Barco is an unincorporated community in Currituck County, North Carolina, United States at the southern terminus of North Carolina Highway 168, on U.S. Highway 158. It is the home of Currituck County High School and Currituck County Middle School. Barco is situated 4½ miles northeast of Thoroughfare Island.

Shawboro

Hamlet

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Shawboro is an unincorporated community located in Currituck County, North Carolina, United States. The area takes its name from Henry Marchmore Shaw. The post office is located close to the intersection of Shawboro Road and North Indian Town Road. Shawboro is situated 6 miles northwest of Thoroughfare Island.

Thoroughfare Island

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Currituck, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.34165° or 36° 20′ 30″ north

Longitude

-76.02893° or 76° 1′ 44″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87858XRC+MC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 41649234

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4495014

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