Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, located on the northern end of North Carolina's Outer Banks, was established in 1984 to preserve and protect the coastal barrier island ecosystem.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina, United States
Places of Interest
Highlights include Currituck Beach Lighthouse and Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education.
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: CeeBert2004, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Currituck Beach Light is a lighthouse located on the Outer Banks in Corolla, North Carolina. The Currituck Beach Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1973.
Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education is a museum.
Monkey Island
Islet
Monkey Island is a remote, natural island located in Currituck Sound, North Carolina and is part of the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. Contrary to its name, there are no monkeys on Monkey Island and is not related to the Monkey Island games.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corolla.
Corolla
Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Poplar Branch township, Currituck County, North Carolina, United States, along the northern Outer Banks.
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
- Categories: National Wildlife Refuge and recreation area
- Location: Currituck, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.38615° or 36° 23′ 10″ northLongitude
-75.83719° or 75° 50′ 14″ westOpen location code
878695P7+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 33007775OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
9317960Wikidata ID
Q5195177
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Currituck National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Currituck National Wildlife Refuge”
- French: “refuge faunique national Currituck”
- French: “Refuge faunique national Currituck”
- Russian: “Карритак (национальный резерват)”
- Russian: “Карритак”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Currituck National Wildlife Refuge and Corolla Post Office.
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