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best local map of the area
By: jfalba 5/25/2023	Posted By: jfalba - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/10/2019 Location: OHIO Total Posts: 1027 Experience: Date Posted: 5/25/2023 6:47 PM
Any suggestions for a good up to date map online of the area that includes the stores and maybe even one with the traffic light intersections. I havent been around much since Hatteras and the truck ramps.

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By: Tim-OBX 5/26/2023	Posted By: Tim-OBX - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/2/2004 Location: Kitty Hawk Total Posts: 24932 Experience: Date Posted: 5/26/2023 11:26 AM
Whatever map is on my Android phone is a good map. I am not sure how many stores it shows since I have never used that.

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By: jsncrso 5/26/2023	Posted By: jsncrso - (Send PM) Member Since: 4/27/2011 Location: OBX, NC Total Posts: 649 Experience: Date Posted: 5/26/2023 1:09 PM
Any suggestions for a good up to date map online of the area that includes the stores and maybe even one with the traffic light intersections. I havent been around much since Hatteras and the truck ramps. jfalba Google maps?

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By: ezbuckwheat 5/26/2023	Posted By: ezbuckwheat - (Send PM) Member Since: 1/18/2021 Location: Kitty Hawk Total Posts: 272 Experience: Date Posted: 5/26/2023 2:47 PM
Google maps and Apple Maps are both excellent. You have to zoom in close to see all the businesses in each program. Here is a good article on the alternatives. Click to follow link...

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By: fredneck 5/26/2023	Posted By: fredneck - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/17/2009 Location: 21701 - 27920 Total Posts: 122 Experience: Date Posted: 5/26/2023 5:50 PM
i'm so old - i saw the thread title & thought about paper map & historic recommendations

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By: JohnMosesBrowning 5/28/2023	Posted By: JohnMosesBrowning - (Send PM) Member Since: 8/13/2007 Location: Ocracoke Total Posts: 3104 Experience: Date Posted: 5/28/2023 1:55 PM
Ocracoke! www.visitocracokevillage....

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By: KHbiker 5/29/2023	Posted By: KHbiker - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/27/2011 Location: KH, NC Total Posts: 783 Experience: Date Posted: 5/29/2023 6:55 AM
I know this is really old fashioned but if you're a AAA member you can still get PAPER maps! They have a good one for the outer banks. As a retired pilot I love my gadgets, ie, GPS, Waze on my phone. But when I first start thinking of a trip there's nothing like spreading a good ole fashioned paper map out on the kitchen table!

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By: lgoette 5/30/2023	Posted By: lgoette - (Send PM) Member Since: 8/16/2009 Location: kitty hawk Total Posts: 33 Experience: Date Posted: 5/30/2023 10:37 AM
i wish on beach road their were signs stating a light at intersections on 158 . This would be so much safer when making a left. i’ve seen at other tourist/beach areas.

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By: Tim-OBX 5/30/2023	Posted By: Tim-OBX - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/2/2004 Location: Kitty Hawk Total Posts: 24932 Experience: Date Posted: 5/30/2023 11:58 AM
i wish on beach road their were signs stating a light at intersections on 158 . This would be so much safer when making a left. i’ve seen at other tourist/beach areas. lgoette A lighted intersection on the bypass will almost always have a painted crosswalk with a sign on the beach road. Certainly not all crosswalks have a light on the bypass, so ignore side roads when on the beach road that don't have a painted crosswalk marked.

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By: LollyGirl 5/30/2023	Posted By: LollyGirl - (Send PM) Member Since: 11/7/2022 Location: Total Posts: 220 Experience: Date Posted: 5/30/2023 12:06 PM
And they usually have a pull over for making a left turn.

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By: W&M OBX 5/30/2023	Posted By: W&M OBX - (Send PM) Member Since: 10/29/2012 Location: Nags Head Total Posts: 428 Experience: Date Posted: 5/30/2023 4:34 PM
i wish on beach road their were signs stating a light at intersections on 158 . This would be so much safer when making a left. i’ve seen at other tourist/beach areas. lgoette A lighted intersection on the bypass will almost always have a painted crosswalk with a sign on the beach road. Certainly not all crosswalks have a light on the bypass, so ignore side roads when on the beach road that don't have a painted crosswalk marked. Tim-OBX Actually, almost all the streets that intersect the beach road have a "TO RT 158" sign with an arrow if there's a stop light at the bypass.

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By: Mstaszew 5/30/2023	Posted By: Mstaszew - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/17/2014 Location: Triangle Area, NC Total Posts: 1478 Experience: Date Posted: 5/30/2023 4:52 PM
Actually, almost all the streets that intersect the beach road have a "TO RT 158" sign with an arrow if there's a stop light at the bypass. W&M OBX This has been my experience as well. I'm sure some are lacking, but the major thru roads I normally take have this sign as you note and there is a stoplight. Most times my focus is on pedestrians and other dangers along the beach road that it doesn't matter how they mark these cross streets, I likely won't even notice.

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