Whalebone
Whalebone is an area in Dare, North Carolina. Whalebone is situated nearby to the hamlet Sound Side, as well as near Mother Vineyard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Outer Banks Hospital.
The Outer Banks Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.
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 2 miles northwest of Whalebone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nags Head and Manteo.
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.
Manteo
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Manteo is a town in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Much of the fun in visiting Manteo, as with most of the Outer Banks, is visiting during the summer.
Wanchese
Village
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wanchese is a census-designated place on Roanoke Island in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It was named after Wanchese, the last known ruler of the Roanoke Native American tribe encountered by English colonists in the sixteenth century. Wanchese is situated 5 miles southwest of Whalebone.
Whalebone
- Type: Area
- Also known as: “Whale Bone”, “Whale Bone Junction”, and “Whalebone Junction”
- Location: Dare, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.91517° or 35° 54′ 55″ northLongitude
-75.59962° or 75° 35′ 59″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
8776WC82+35GeoNames ID
4498495
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