North Carolina
Dare
Atlantic Township

Colington

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  • Type: Village
  • Description: populated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Carlite Island”, “Colleton Island”, “Collington”, and “Collintons Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Flight Airport.

Aerodrome
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is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of , a town in , United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kill Devil Hills.

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is a colorfully-named town on the coast of . It is part of the , and is best known for its association with the Wright Brothers' historic flights in the first airplane in 1903.

Colington

Latitude
36.0079° or 36° 0′ 29″ north
Longitude
-75.7016° or 75° 42′ 6″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
8786275X+59
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157606406
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4461383
Wiki­data ID
Q14212050
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