Location: Coastal North Carolina < North Carolina < USA
Nearest Airport:
Wilmington International Airport (ILM) at 49
Miles
Nearest Train:
100 N. Railroad Avenue, Dillon, S.C. at 60
Miles
Nearest Motorway:
Highway 179 and Highway 904 at 1
Miles
Nearest Beach:
beach at 3
Miles
Car: recommended
Located in the town of Sunset Beach, N.C., 20 minutes N. of Myrtle Beach, 5 minutes from Calabash, and 1 hr. S. of Wilmington, home of the U.S.S. North Carolina. Sunset Beach is a barrier island with 3 miles of beautiful white sand, accessed via the last operational pontoon swing bridge in N.C. Regularly voted one of the best beaches in N.C. The island offers a fishing pier, local shops, and a fun, friendly, peaceful, atmosphere with no high-rise hotels. The Sunset Beach area offers a variety of activities such as: Walking/playing on the beach, restaurants, deep-sea fishing, bike-riding (rentals available), tennis, bird & dolphin watching, boating, golfing, museums, parasailing, jetski rentals, planetarium, mini-golf, evening cruises. The town of Calabash ('The Seafood Capital') has many great restaurants, and nearby Myrtle Beach offers great shopping, restaurants, & entertainment (Myrtle Waves Water Park, House of Blues, Dixie Stampede, Hard Rock Theme Park, & more).