Local favourite beach · Dare, North Carolina
Long Point
Long Point is a beach in Dare, North Carolina.
Long Point: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Long Point
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Long Point — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.94471, -75.87203. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Long Point
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~18 km · Must-see
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~19 km · Must-see
- Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~22 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~25 km · Must-see
- Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~25 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Marshes Light · attraction · Dare · ~27 km · Must-see
- Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~28 km · Must-see
- Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~38 km · Must-see
- Bodie Island Lighthouse · attraction · Dare · ~39 km · Must-see
- Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~55 km · Must-see
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~55 km · Must-see
- North River Gameland · sanctuary · Currituck · ~58 km · Must-see
- Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~60 km · Must-see
- Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~60 km · Must-see
- Museum of the Albemarle · museum · Pasquotank · ~63 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~66 km · Must-see
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~68 km · Must-see
- New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~70 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Long Point
- Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~22 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~25 km · Must-see
- Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~28 km · Must-see
- Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~38 km · Must-see
- Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~60 km · Must-see
- Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~85 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~104 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~107 km · Must-see
- Sandbridge Beach · beach · Virginia Beach · ~118 km · Must-see
- WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~127 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Long Point safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Long Point yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Long Point?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Long Point?
Nearby: Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (fort, 18 km), North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (sanctuary, 19 km), Croatan Sound (beach, 22 km), Roanoke Sound (beach, 25 km), Wright Brothers National Memorial (park, 25 km), Roanoke Marshes Light (attraction, 27 km).