You Can Get There From Here - Venturing out of Moore Co.

Distances to popular destinations around North Carolina and beyond
By Amanda Jakl

Moore County and the Sandhills are great, but let's be honest, sometimes you just need to get away for the weekend. One of the best parts of living here is how conveniently located Moore County is within the state. Not too far from the coast, not too far from the mountains.

To encourage a little bit of fun this summer, we decided to put together a list of some popular destinations (with links when we could find them and if they made sense) within a 6-hour drive of Southern Pines. So if you live in Pinehurst, Aberdeen or anywhere else in Moore County, the times and miles will only be slightly different.

This list is by no means comprehensive. Think of it more as whetting your appetite for a road trip. And to be quite honest, most of the list is based on places we'd like to visit.

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Carowinds in Charlotte

Amusement Parks, Water Parks

Carowinds – 109 miles, 2 hours, 9 minutes

Great Wolf Lodge – The Carolinas – 90 miles, 1 hour, 57 minutes

U.S. National Whitewater Center – 117 miles, 2 hours, 18 minutes

NASCAR Hall of Fame – 97.2 miles, 2 hours, 7 minutes

Wet'n Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park – 76.8 miles, 1 hour, 19 minutes

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is only 2.5 hours away!

Beaches

Myrtle Beach – 134 miles, 2 hours, 27 minutes

Wilmington Beach – 132 miles, 2 hours, 9 minutes

Oak Island – 142 miles, 2 hours, 21 minutes

Emerald Isle – 175 miles, 3 hours, 16 minutes

Bald Head Island – 153 miles, 3 hours, 17 minutes

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Jordan Lake State Recreation Area

Parks and Forests

Uwharrie National Forest – 42.2 miles, 55 minutes

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge – 50.4 miles, 1 hour, 10 minutes

Raven Rock State Park – 43.8 miles, 49 minutes

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area – 46.7 miles, 46 minutes

Sumter National Forest – 186 miles, 3 hours, 16 minutes

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Hanging Rock State Park

Nantahala National Forest – 288 miles, 4 hours, 51 minutes

Pisgah National Forest – 229 miles, 4 hours, 9 minutes

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge – 219 miles, 4 hours, 2 minutes

Croatan National Forest – 166 miles, 3 hours, 19 minutes

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – 249 miles, 3 hours, 57 minutes

Hanging Rock State Park – 126 miles, 2 hours, 14 minutes

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Charleston, South Carolina

Destination Cities

Charleston, SC – 218 miles, 3 hours, 33 minutes

Virginia Beach, VA – 267 miles, 4 hours, 12 minutes

Savannah, GA – 261 miles, 4 hours, 7 minutes

Asheville, NC – 220 miles, 3 hours, 42 minutes

Atlanta, GA – 346 miles, 5 hours, 30 minutes

Winston-Salem, NC – 96.6 miles, 1 hour, 39 minutes

Blowing Rock, NC – 187 miles, 3 hours, 10 minutes

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