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Sea Level, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.8623857°N 76.3876956°W. Sea Level, also spelled Sealevel, is an unincorporated community in northeastern Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It rests on the banks of the Core Sound and has a population of roughly 450. It is located in what was known to early settlers as Hunting Quarters.
Hunting Quarters is the original name for the area of eastern North Carolina in Carteret County currently known as the towns of Sea Level and Atlantic.The region, originally settled by an English family in the early 18th century, was named Hunting Quarters by the local Coree Indians, [1] living on the plentiful game, fish and oysters.
Mount Jefferson is a mountain located in Ashe County, North Carolina.The mountain is part of the Mount Jefferson State Natural Area.The mountain has an elevation of 4,665 feet (1,422 m) above sea level, and it sharply rises more than 1,600 feet above the towns of Jefferson, North Carolina and West Jefferson.
In June 1976, the trustees moved the institution to Sea Level, North Carolina. [17] Two sailors on the Staten Island property held out until September 1976. [18] The Trustees of the Sailors' Snug Harbor in the City of New York continues to use funds from the endowment to help mariners all over the country. [19]
The mountain, which has an elevation of 2,305 feet (706 m) above sea level, is known for its barren sides and distinctive brown-gray color, and can be seen for miles. The mountain offers some of the best rock climbing in North Carolina, and the park's creeks and streams feature excellent brook trout fishing. Stone Mountain c. 1910.
Ocracoke (/ ˈoʊkrəkoʊk / OH-krə-kohk) [ 4 ][ 5 ] is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, located entirely within Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 948 as of the 2010 census. [ 6 ] In the 2020 census, the population had dropped to 797 people.
Kingman Reef high point – less than 7 feet (2 m) [ 92 ] Midway Atoll, Sand Island high point – 50 feet (15 m) [ 92 ] – The highest point of the U.S. minor outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. Navassa Island high point – 280 feet (85 m) [ 91 ] – The highest point of all the U.S. minor outlying islands.
1974. Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet (738 m) above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains. The Saura Native Americans, the region's earliest known inhabitants, called the mountain ...