2016 Map of Kitty Hawk

About this map

The Wright Brothers National Memorial and the adjacent First Flight Airport dominate the center of this coastal survey, marking the historic site where aviation began. To the south and west, the fragmented geography of Colington Island and Baum Point Island reveal a complex network of marshes and smaller landmasses like Stove Island and Hog Island reaching into Kitty Hawk Bay. This decade-old record shows the dense residential growth of Kill Devil Hills and Southern Shores along the thin barrier strand, contrasting with the preservation of tidal waterways like Jean Guite Creek and Dick Pond Cr. Local family history is preserved in several small burial sites, including Austin Cem, Baum Cem, and Hilltop Cem, scattered across the islands and main peninsula.