| Carteret
County, and the Crystal Coast, including the towns of Morehead
City, Beaufort, Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll shores and Emerald
Isle located on the central North Carolina coast, on US Highways
70 and 24. To the north, only a short distance away, are the
Outer Banks of North Carolina, and Wilmington and the Cape
Fear Coast of North Carolina are to the south. New Bern and
Jacksonville are both less than forty miles away. The Crystal
Coast area is served by the Wilmington International Airport
(ILM), and Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY). The closest
Amtrak station is in Fayetteville, NC, and Carteret County
is served by Greyhound bus service. |