Masonboro Island

#10558 among destinations in the United States

Island, National park

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Masonboro Island is a barrier island in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The island, which is undeveloped and accessible only by boat, is a component of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve and a North Carolina State Natural Area. It lies south of Wrightsville Beach, separated by Masonboro Inlet, and north of Carolina Beach, separated by Carolina Beach Inlet. The island is a destination for boating, surfing, and camping. ()

Area: 178.16 acres (0.2784 mi²)Elevation: 0 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 34°7'37"N, 77°51'1"W

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North CarolinaUnited States

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Masonboro Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orton Plantation, Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, Cameron Art Museum, Tregembo Animal Park.

7.3 miSW
History museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
Orton Plantation, Carolina Beach State Park
186 min walk • The Orton Plantation is a historic plantation house in the Smithville Township of Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States.
6.1 miNE
34°12'13"N • 77°47'56"W
Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, Wrightsville Beach
155 min walk • Beach, Boat tours, Tours
5.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington
139 min walk • The Cameron Art Museum, formerly known as St. John's Museum of Art, was established in 1962 in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina in the 1804 Masonic Lodge building.
2.7 miW
Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
Tregembo Animal Park, Wilmington
70 min walk • Tregembo Animal Park is a zoo in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded as the Tote-Em-In Zoo in 1952 by George and June Tregembo, featuring animals and a collection of "oddities", the park was renamed the Tregembo Animal Park in 2004.
7.6 miNW
Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Sunset Park Historic District, Wilmington
195 min walk • Sunset Park is a neighborhood south of the Historic Downtown of Wilmington, in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It was designated a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
3.5 miN
Interesting neighbourhood
Masonboro Sound Historic District, Wilmington
90 min walk • Masonboro Sound Historic District is a national historic district located near Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 8 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object near Wilmington.
7.2 miNW
Football, Sport, Sport venue
Legion Stadium, Wilmington
184 min walk • Legion Stadium is a 6,000 seat stadium located in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the Legion Sports Complex and was home of the Wilmington Hammerheads of the Premier Development League.
7.3 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium, Wilmington
185 min walk • Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium is a baseball venue in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It is home to the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league.
7.2 miNW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Legion Sports Complex, Wilmington
184 min walk • The Legion Sports Complex is a complex mainly used for soccer that is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It has multiple youth soccer fields where the Super Y-League club from the area plays and a 3,000 seater soccer-specific stadium called Legion Stadium.