2019 Map of Point of Marsh

About this map

Pamlico Sound dominates this coastal survey, where the boundary between Pamlico County and Carteret County meets the water. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of marshes and islands, most notably the large landmass of Piney Island and the smaller, outlying Big Swan Island and Little Swan Island. The coastline is deeply indented by numerous bays and harbors, including North Bay, East Bay, and South Bay, which carve into the mainland near Point of Marsh. Narrow waterways like The Narrows separate Raccoon Island from the surrounding marshlands, while smaller features such as Henry Hills Harbor and Deep Hole Harbor provide sheltered pockets along the sound's edge. This map documents a transitional aquatic environment, illustrating the complex shoreline and scattered islands characteristic of the North Carolina coast before modern development or significant topographic changes altered the natural flow of the sound.