Mann Point
Mann Point is a cape in Dare, North Carolina. Mann Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Sound Side, as well as near the locality Fort Raleigh City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jockey’s Ridge State Park and USS Huron.
Jockey’s Ridge State Park
Park
Photo: Zrudisin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jockey's Ridge State Park is a North Carolina state park in Dare County, North Carolina in the United States. Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, it covers a 427-acre area, and includes the tallest active sand dune system in the eastern United States. Jockey’s Ridge State Park is situated 2 miles east of Mann Point.
USS Huron
Disaster remains
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USS Huron was an iron-hulled gunboat of the United States Navy. She was a screw steamer with full-rig auxiliary sail, built by John Roach & Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1875 and commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 November 1875. USS Huron is situated 2 miles east of Mann Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nags Head and Colington.
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.
Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills is a colorfully-named town on the coast of North Carolina. It is part of the Outer Banks, and is best known for its association with the Wright Brothers' historic flights in the first airplane in 1903.
Mann Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Mann’s Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Dare, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.9735° or 35° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
-75.66795° or 75° 40′ 5″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8776X8FJ+CRGeoNames ID
4828824
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Localities in the Area
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