Jockey’s Ridge Overlook
Jockey’s Ridge Overlook is a scenic viewpoint in Dare, North Carolina. Jockey’s Ridge Overlook is situated nearby to the tourism office Jockey’s Ridge Park Office, as well as near Jockey’s Ridge State Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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.
USS Huron
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1 mile north of Jockey’s Ridge Overlook.
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 1½ miles southeast of Jockey’s Ridge Overlook.
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.
Jockey’s Ridge Overlook
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Dare, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.96263° or 35° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-75.632° or 75° 37′ 55″ westOpen location code
8776X979+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 784924373OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jockey’s Ridge Park Office and Mountains-to-Sea Trail Eastern Terminus.
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