| Jacksonville
and Onslow County, including the towns of Swan Quarter and
North Topsail Beach, are located on the central North Carolina
coast, on US Highways 17 and 24. To the north, only a short
distance away, are the Crystal Coast and the Outer Banks of
North Carolina, and Wilmington and the Cape Fear Coast of
North Carolina are to the south. New Bern is less than forty
miles away. The Jacksonville area is served by the Wilmington
International Airport (ILM), and Fayetteville Regional Airport
(FAY). The closest Amtrak station is in Fayetteville, NC,
and Onslow County is served by Greyhound bus service. |