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Welcome to Shipswatch ...

Shipswatch is located in Dare County<1>.

Shipswatch is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Shipswatch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shipswatch: 252

Communities near Shipswatch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shipswatch.

  • Kill Devil Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kitty Hawk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Southern Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nags Head
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jarvisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Powells Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbinger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shipswatch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shipswatch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shipswatch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shipswatch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shipswatch. See our Newspapers Page for Shipswatch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shipswatch ...

Looking for more information about Shipswatch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shipswatch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shipswatch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Dare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shipswatch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.