Nags Head

Nags Head is a city on the . 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.
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  • Town with about 3,170 residents
  • Description: town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States
  • Postal code: 27959
  • Also known as
    “Nags Head, NC”
    “Nags Head, North Carolina”

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Nags Head

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Latitude
35.9574° or 35° 57′ 27″ north
Longitude
-75.6241° or 75° 37′ 27″ west
UN/LOCODE
US KQV
Open location code
8776X94G+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158243585
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
4481427
Wiki­data ID
Q2028067

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Nags Head” goes by many names.
ناغسArabic
ناغس هيدArabic
Nags HeadBasque
Nags HeadCatalan
Nags HeadCebuano
Нагс-ГедChechen
納格斯黑德Chinese
纳格斯黑德Chinese
Nags HeadDagbani
Nags HeadDutch
Nags HeadFrench
Nags HeadGerman
ناگس هدGilaki
ناگس هد (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)Gilaki
Ναγκς ΧεντGreek
Ναγκς Χεντ (Βόρεια Καρολίνα)Greek
Nags Head, Kawolin dinòHaitian
Nags HeadHungarian
Nags HeadItalian
ナグスヘッドJapanese
ナグスヘッド（ノースカロライナ州）Japanese
내그스헤드Korean
내그스헤드 (노스캐롤라이나주)Korean
Nags HeadLadin
Nags HeadMin Nan Chinese
Nags HeadNorwegian
Nags HeadNorwegian Bokmål
NaggeshēafodOld English (ca. 450-1100)
نگ هدPersian
Nags HeadPolish
Nags HeadPortuguese
Нагс ХедRussian
Нагс ХедSerbian
Nags HeadSerbo-Croatian
Nags Head, North CarolinaSerbo-Croatian
Nags HeadSpanish
Nags Head (Carolina del Norte)Spanish
Нагс-ГедTatar
Нагс-ГедUkrainian
نیگز ہیڈ، شمالی کیرولائناUrdu
Nags HeadUzbek
Nags Head, North CarolinaUzbek
Нагс ҲеадUzbek
Nags HeadVolapük
Nags Head, North CarolinaVolapük

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Localities in the Area

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