2013 Map of Long Bay

About this map

Long Bay dominates the maritime geography of this Carteret County shoreline, where a complex network of points and guts meets the brackish waters of the Sound. Navigational markers like Cedar Island Light and the Thorofare West Day Beacon signal the importance of these channels to local coastal traffic. Human activity is concentrated along the southern margins and isolated outposts, most notably at Volvee Camp and the settlement areas near Nelson Bay. An interesting vestige of early infrastructure, the Old Canal cuts through the marshes west of Stump Bay, while the landscape is further defined by numerous family-named or descriptive water bodies such as Benneys Cr and Sanborns Gut. The transition from land to water is marked by distinctive features like Swimming Point and Corn Sage Point, reflecting a landscape deeply tied to the tides and the commercial fishing heritage of eastern North Carolina.