Rodanthe is a town located on Hatteras Island in the Southern Outer Banks in North Carolina bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Pamlico Sound.
North Carolina resident, author Nicholas Sparks based his novel Nights in Rodanthe on the village. In 2008 the best-selling book was turned into the movie, Nights in Rodanthe starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere.
Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station
- The U.S. Coast Guard was essentially founded in the the small village known as Rodanthe. The first station established along the North Carolina coast, the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station eventually became the modern Coast Guard. Now a state historic site, Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station stages re-enactments using the breeches-buoy rescue cannon, restored buildings and artifacts.OuterBanks.org: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo
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Rodanthe is in Dare County, in the Kill Devil Hills metro areaEPO Dunk: Rodanthe, North Carolina
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Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo are known as the "Tri-Villages" to localsOuterBanks.org: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo
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The entire northern end of Hatteras Island used to be known as ChicamacomicoOuterBanks.org: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo
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In 1874, the United States postal services changes Chicamacomico to RodantheOuterBanks.org: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo
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Access to the island is by Highway 12
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Located in Dare County, NCNorth Carolina: Rodanthe, NC
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Latitude 35.594;longitude -75.468North Carolina: Rodanthe, NC
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