Big Rock
Big Rock is a monument in Morehead Township, Carteret, North Carolina. Big Rock is situated nearby to the art gallery Carolina Artist, as well as near the police station Morehead City Police Department.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Macon State Park and O’Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium.
Fort Macon State Park
Park
Photo: Kevinbercaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach, the park opened in 1936. Fort Macon State Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Big Rock.
O’Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium
Stadium
Puck O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is a baseball venue in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. Also known as simply Big Rock Stadium, the venue is home to the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. O’Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is situated 2 miles northwest of Big Rock.
Carteret General Hospital
Hospital
Carteret Health Care is a 135-bed, non-profit hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina. Carteret General was founded in 1967. Carteret General Hospital is situated 2½ miles west of Big Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morehead City and Atlantic Beach.
Morehead City
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morehead City is the largest town in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina, with a population of 7,691. Morehead is not actually in the Outer Banks, being situated on the opposite shore of the Bogue Sound from Atlantic Beach, and is the main gateway to the island of Bogue Banks.
Atlantic Beach
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Atlantic Beach is a small town of 1,500 people in the Crystal Coast region North Carolina. A popular seaside vacation town since the 1920s, Atlantic Beach is on Bogue Banks, part of the southern Outer Banks chain of barrier islands, between Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
Beaufort
Photo: Michelle Underhill, CC BY 2.0.
Beaufort is the easternmost town in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina; the county seat; and the third-oldest town in the state. Established in 1713 on the Newport River, Beaufort was named after Henry Somerset, the Duke of Beaufort.
Big Rock
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Morehead Township, Carteret, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.72065° or 34° 43′ 14″ northLongitude
-76.71232° or 76° 42′ 44″ westOpen location code
8765P7CQ+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 4738131880OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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