Abel Bay

Abel Bay: 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 Abel Bay

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 Abel Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.39378, -76.50937. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Abel Bay

• Pantego Academy · museum · Beaufort · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cul Res Historic Bath · park · Beaufort · ~36 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Episcopal Church · church · Beaufort · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bonner House · fort · Beaufort · ~36 km · Must-see
• Palmer-Marsh House · fort · Beaufort · ~36 km · Must-see
• New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Goose Creek State Park · sanctuary · Beaufort · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Zion Episcopal Church · church · Beaufort · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ocracoke Lighthouse · fort · Hyde · ~71 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Craven · ~72 km · Must-see
• Centenary United Methodist Church · church · Craven · ~72 km · Must-see
• First Church of Christ, Scientist · church · Craven · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Abel Bay

Other beaches & coast near Abel Bay

• Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~103 km · Must-see
• Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~111 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~113 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~114 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~123 km · Must-see
• Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~124 km · Must-see
• Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~125 km · Must-see
• Onslow Beach · beach · Onslow · ~147 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Bay · beach · Onslow · ~149 km · Must-see

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