Shackleford Banks

#2304 among destinations in the United States

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Shackleford Banks is a barrier island system on the coast of Carteret County, North Carolina. It contains a herd of feral horses, scallop, crabs and various sea animals, including summer nesting by loggerhead turtles. It is a tourist and beach camping site. ()

Coordinates: 34°39'54"N, 76°35'28"W

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North CarolinaUnited States

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Shackleford Banks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: North Carolina Maritime Museum, Cape Lookout Lighthouse, Old Burying Ground, Fort Macon State Park.

5.6 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort
144 min walk • 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.
5.2 miSE
Reportedly haunted, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Cape Lookout Lighthouse, Cape Lookout National Seashore
132 min walk • The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a 163-foot-high lighthouse located on the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina. It flashes every 15 seconds and is visible at least 12 miles out to sea and up to 19 miles.
5.5 miNW
Cemetery
Old Burying Ground, Beaufort
142 min walk • Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was established in 1724. There are approximately 200 stones from the pre-American Civil War era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 from 1865 to 1900, and a few 20th-century markers.
6 miW
Park
Fort Macon State Park, Morehead City
153 min walk • 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.
5.7 miNW
34°43'20"N • 76°39'53"W
Beaufort Yacht Basin, Beaufort
147 min walk • Sailing, Marina
4.8 miSE
Lighthouse
Cape Lookout Lighthouse, Harkers Island
122 min walk • The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a 163-foot-high lighthouse located on the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina. It flashes every 15 seconds and is visible at least 12 miles out to sea and up to 19 miles.
5.9 miW
Reportedly haunted, Ship
Queen Anne's Revenge, Fort Macon State Park
152 min walk • Queen Anne's Revenge was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by Edward Teach, better known by his nickname Blackbeard.
5.4 miNW
34°41'46"N • 76°40'44"W
Friends of Fort Macon, Fort Macon State Park
139 min walk • Regional park, Historical place, Beach
5.5 miNW
Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Beaufort Historic District, Beaufort
141 min walk • Beaufort Historic District is a national historic district located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It encompasses 16 contributing buildings in the oldest section of the town of Beaufort.
5.1 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Gibbs House, Beaufort
132 min walk • Gibbs House is a historic home located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was built about 1851, and is a two-story, five bay by four bay, nearly square Greek Revival style dwelling. It features a two-tier porch with four paneled posts.
5.7 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Jacob Henry House, Beaufort
145 min walk • Jacob Henry House is a historic home located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was built about 1794, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, four bay by four bay, Federal style frame dwelling.