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2019 Map of Blounts Bay

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Blounts Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Pamlico River dominates this Beaufort County landscape, where the wide waters of Blounts Bay meet the river's southern shore. The shoreline is deeply indented by numerous tidal guts and creeks, including Coon Gut, Taylor Gut, and Jack Creek, which create a complex network of peninsulas and points. Land use in this coastal region is characterized by established recreational and residential settlements such as Camp Hardee, Camp Leach, and River Acres.

Further inland, the terrain is marked by family-named landmarks and historical infrastructure, notably Clay Bottom School Rd, which suggests the location of an early rural educational site. Points of land like Robinson Point, Maules Point, and Hills Point serve as traditional navigational markers along the water. The transition from the estuarine environment to the interior is defined by smaller drainages like Herring Run and Sheppard Run, reflecting the typical coastal plain drainage patterns of eastern North Carolina.