About Outer Banks

Do you want to know more about Outer Banks? Outer Banks is known as OBX. This area is stretched 200 mile of the narrow barrier island. You can see this area from southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the US. This area covers almost half of the northern North Carolina coastline. OBX also separates Albemarle Sound, Currituck Sound as well as Pamlico Sound of the Atlantic Ocean. This place is also known as the best tourist destination in this area. This is the best place for the people who need to have a vacation at the beachfront area. This place has comfortable temperature and wide beach so you can enjoy your vacation time in this location. This place will spoil you with four convenient campgrounds where the visitor may spend their nights there.

History of Outer Banks

This place is also a mark for a new wave in the history. Wright brothers’ first flight took place in this Outer banks on December 17, 1903. It is conveniently took place at the Kill Devil Hills near the historic flights. The monument to remember this historical event is also built in this place for Wreight brother. The first Flight Airport is also located in this place.

Outer Banks is also a good place for the people who want to enjoy culture and art attractions. The first English descent, the English Roanoke Colony was vanished from Roanoke Island. The story of them is written and preformed to commemorate the colony. This is the longest outdoor drama in US. This drama is performed in Outer Banks.

This area is also known for undersea treasure. There are many shipwrecks in this area. This condition makes this place is called as Graveyard of the Atlantic. You can also visit the graveyard of the Atlantic Museum which is situated in Hatteras Village close to United States Coast Guard facility and ferry of Hatteras.

Outer Banks geography Information

A series of islands stretched from north to south is Outer Banks. In this area, you will have Bodie Island, Hatteras Island, Ocracoke Island and Roanoke Island. The location of this place is in three areas in advance such as Currituck County, Hyde Country and Dare Country. This are is said also included in Cape Lookout and the portions of Crystal Coast though it is actually not included in the Outer Banks area but for tourism purpose, this area is called as Southern Outer banks. The northern area of Outer Banks, the area is started from Intercoastal waterway. If you stay in this area, you will be able to enjoy various interesting places not Oregon Inlet northward which is also called as North American mainland. The fact is that area is separated from only for fishing but also for vacation and spends your holiday. You can visit Carova beach by four wheel drive, Corolla North Carolina. North Carolina State Highway 12 link is the most popular Outer Banks communities; you will definitely have a great time while staying in this place. You should also visit the easternmost point, cape Point on Hatteras Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

Outer Banks does not have barrier so it has damaged because of erosion anywhere in the edge of the island. This erosion becomes more and more significant after a huge storm. This area is the area where storm is often happened. It is also called as the most hurricane-prone area north of Florida. The storms are land falling and offshore. On September 18, 2003, a big storm happened; the storm is called as Hurricane Isabel. This hurricane washed up 2000 foot wide and 5 m deep channel. This channel is so called as Isabel channel. As a result Hatteras Island was cut in half. The damage of this island is repaired by sand dredging. The restoration is helped and conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers. Nowadays Outer Banks is popular vacation resort.