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About Beaufort, NC

Beaufort sits on North Carolina's Crystal Coast where the Newport River meets the Atlantic. Take US-70 east from New Bern (35 miles) or west from Atlantic Beach. The town serves as a gateway to Cape Lookout National Seashore, with the Rachel Carson Reserve protecting nearby salt marshes and wild horses on Carrot Island. Its 300-year-old cemetery has headstones facing west toward the sea, following an old maritime tradition.

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Beaufort, NC is in United States, at 34.730, -76.649 - about 10 km east of Morehead City, NC.

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The closest airport to Beaufort, NC is Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, 61 km (about 56 min by car).

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