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Welcome to Waves Landing ...

Waves Landing is located in Dare County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Waves Landing: Waves Lndg. (or less commonly used: Waves Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Waves Landing for more information about variations on the name of Waves Landing.

Waves Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Waves Landing: 252

Communities near Waves Landing ...

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

  • Avon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Stumpy Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
  • Buxton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Wanchese
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frisco
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Whalebone
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Whalebone is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone
  • Manteo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatteras
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manns Harbor
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nags Head
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waves Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waves Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waves Landing ...

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

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 Waves Landing - 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.