Local favourite beach · Hyde, North Carolina
Gap Point
Gap Point is a beach in Hyde, North Carolina.
Gap 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 Gap 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 Gap Point — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.12032, -75.97982. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gap Point
- Ocracoke Lighthouse · fort · Hyde · ~2 km · Must-see
- Ocracoke Island · river spot · Hyde · ~10 km · Must-see
- Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~33 km · Must-see
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum · museum · Dare · ~34 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~53 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Light Station · attraction · Dare · ~54 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~54 km · Must-see
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~58 km · Must-see
- Cape Lookout National Seashore · sanctuary · Carteret · ~58 km · Must-see
- Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~58 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~58 km · Must-see
- HMT Bedfordshire Crew 1942 · fort · Hyde · ~1 km
- HMT Bedfordshire · fort · Hyde · ~1 km
- British Cemetery · church · Hyde · ~1 km
- Horatio Jones House · fort · Hyde · ~1 km
- Gillis Riddick House · fort · Hyde · ~1 km
- Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum · museum · Hyde · ~1 km
- Berkley Manor · fort · Hyde · ~1 km
Other beaches & coast near Gap Point
- Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~53 km · Must-see
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~54 km · Must-see
- Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~107 km · Must-see
- Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~110 km · Must-see
- Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~120 km · Must-see
- Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~130 km · Must-see
- Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~147 km · Must-see
- Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~148 km · Must-see
- Sand Island · beach · Carteret · ~35 km
- Old House Beach · beach · Carteret · ~38 km
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Frequently asked
Is Gap Point safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Gap Point yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Gap Point?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Gap Point?
Nearby: Ocracoke Lighthouse (fort, 2 km), Ocracoke Island (river spot, 10 km), Pamlico Sound (lake, 33 km), Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum (museum, 34 km), Cape Hatteras (beach, 53 km), Cape Hatteras Light Station (attraction, 54 km).