2011 Map of Buxton OE E

About this map

Avon Post Office stands as the primary terrestrial landmark on this coastal sheet, situated on the narrow strip of land that defines the Outer Banks. Most of the map is dominated by the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, illustrating the extreme geography of the barrier islands where human settlement is confined to a thin margin between the sound and the sea. This 2011 survey, produced by the U.S. Geological Survey, uses imagery from the NAIP August 2009 collection to document the interface of North Carolina's shoreline and the open water, capturing the proximity of community infrastructure to the Atlantic coast.