Port of Morehead City

Port of Morehead City is in Morehead Township, Carteret, North Carolina, and is located on Arendell Street. Port of Morehead City is situated nearby to the aerodrome Morehead City State Port Terminal Airport, as well as near the pier U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Industry
Address: 113 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Macon State Park and North Carolina Maritime Museum.

Fort Macon State Park

Park

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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 1½ miles southeast of Port of Morehead City.

North Carolina Maritime Museum

Museum

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The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a system of regional museums within the North Carolina Museum of History, which in turn part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. North Carolina Maritime Museum is situated 2 miles east of Port of Morehead City.

Michael J. Smith Field

Aerodrome

Michael J. Smith Field is a public airport located one mile north of the central business district of Beaufort and northeast of Morehead City, in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Michael J. Smith Field is situated 2½ miles northeast of Port of Morehead City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morehead City and Beaufort.

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.

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.

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.

Port of Morehead City

Location: Morehead Township, Carteret, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.71903° or 34° 43′ 9″ north

Longitude

-76.69947° or 76° 41′ 58″ west

Operator

North Carolina Ports

Open location code

8765P892+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 318522813

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Morehead City State Port Terminal Airport and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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