2013 Map of Long Shoal Point

About this map

The coastal margins of the Pamlico Sound define this landscape, where the land fragments into a series of points and marshy inlets. Long Shoal Point and Rawls Point reach out into the water, framing the mouth of Pains Bay and the adjacent Rawls Island. The geography here is dominated by the transition from the mainland to the sound, with Muddy Creek and the Long Shoal River feeding into the intricate estuarine system. This 2013 survey illustrates the sparse, undeveloped nature of this section of the Outer Banks region, where only the thin line of Highway 264 provides a connection across the wetlands. Names like Parched Corn Bay and Pains Cr suggest a local history tied to the difficult navigation and subsistence of this water-bound environment, highlighting a shoreline that remains largely dictated by the natural movements of the Long Shoal.