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2013 Map of Wrightsville Beach

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Wrightsville Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The coastal barrier islands and tidal sounds of New Hanover County are documented here just after the turn of the 21st century. Wrightsville Beach serves as the focal point, separated from the mainland by Banks Channel and the marsh-interrupted waters of Motts Channel. The map illustrates a densely developed shoreline where Harbor Island and Parmele Isles are connected by a network of bridges and causeways.

Further inland, the transition from maritime forest to suburban Wilmington is marked by established neighborhoods like Airlie, Seagate, and College Acres. Recreational land use is prominent, with the Inland Greens Golf Course and Duck Haven Golf Course flanking the residential core, while the maritime economy is anchored by the Wrightsville Beach Marina and the Masonboro Boat Yard and Marina further south. The intricate hydrography of Greenville Sound and the Masonboro Channel reveals the complex nature of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and its numerous named points such as Money Point and Holland Point.