Credits

Photo & data credits

All photos are real photos of Sunset Beach, Bird Island and Calabash from Wikimedia Commons (one is an aerial from the State Archives of North Carolina), used under the licenses shown. They are resized and compressed only; the resized versions of CC BY-SA photos are shared under the same license.

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Sunset Beach, North Carolina - View from beach at 36th street access - panoramio.jpgby hackamac · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Kindred Spirit - Sunset Beach, Shallotte Township, North Carolina.jpgby Jim Vajda · CC BY 4.0
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Morning Sun on Bird Island.jpgby Zach Rudisin · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sunset Beach at dusk.JPGby J.Paylor · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Shrimping boats in Calabash.jpgby Ava · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Ingram Planetarium, 1.jpgby Willthacheerleader18 · CC0
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Special Delivery on Bird Island.jpgby Zach Rudisin · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Royal Terns, Sunset Beach, North Carolina RWD.jpgby DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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SeagullOverWave.jpgby Chris Currivan · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sunset Beach Bridge West View.JPGby J.Paylor · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sunset Beach aerial (22149200101).jpgby State Archives of North Carolina · No restrictions
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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), Sunset Beach NC, RWD.jpgby Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Data

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Beach accesses and handicap rampsTown of Sunset Beach Beach Access Points page and its beach access map
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SurfChairs and walkersTown of Sunset Beach Beach SurfChairs & Walkers page
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Paid parking times and ratesTown of Sunset Beach Beach Parking page and the Town's visitor parking guide
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Beach rules, dogs, parks and eventsTown of Sunset Beach Beach Rules, Beach Pups, Park & Recreation and Places & Events pages
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Bird Island, the Kindred Spirit mailbox and guided walksNC Coastal Reserve Bird Island page (NC Department of Environmental Quality)
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Calabash town informationTown of Calabash website and calendar
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Restaurants, shops and businessesEach business's own website. Map pins from the US Census Geocoder; one pin © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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Satellite imageryEsri World Imagery (Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics)
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Tides & water temperatureNOAA CO-OPS stations 8659897 (Sunset Beach Pier) and 8661070 (Springmaid Pier, Myrtle Beach SC)
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Forecast & beach forecast linkNational Weather Service, Wilmington NC (ILM) · Surf Zone Forecast NCZ110
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