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Welcome to The Tides ...

The Tides is located in Dare County<1>.

The Tides is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for The Tides: 252

Communities near The Tides ...

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

  • Kill Devil Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kitty Hawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nags Head
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manteo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Harbinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Powells Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jarvisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bertha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bertha is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha

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 The Tides. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Tides.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The Tides. 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 The Tides.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Tides ...

Looking for more information about The Tides? 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 The Tides, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for The Tides.

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 The Tides - 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.