Water's Edge is a new development with lots starting at around 2.5 acres, with some as large as 4+ acres. Most of the lots were undeveloped at the time of this writing. The docs are in great shape but have had very little use.
Browns Creek is a 12-parcel development on the west shore of Browns Creek, just northwest of Whortonville, NC. Whortonville is about 6 miles northeast of Oriental, North Carolina, known as the "Sailing Capital of North Carolina."
Riverwinds Townhomes was originally platted for 7 townhomes. Only 4 have been built to date. However, the 10-slip docks are fully completed. Some of the townhomes have been conveyed with 2 slips, while others have only one. The slips are deep enough to accommodate sailboats up to 35 feet, perhaps more.
Hortons Landing shares a peninsula jutting into Green Creek with the Otter Creek subdivision. Hortons Landing has 38 lots and a 10-slip community dock. Hortons Landing shares a peninsula with the Otter Creek subdivision to the southeast. The Oriental waterfront is no more than a mile away by car and half that distance by water. It's a densely wooded subdivision. Neighborhood participation is high, which should help to ensure continuing upkeep.
Otter Creek is a 15-parcel subdivision around Horton Road with a 6-slip common dock on Otter Creek. Otter Creek shares a peninsula with Horton Landing to the northwest, all just across Green Creek from the Oriental waterfront. Several of the houses in Otter Creek have their own private docks. On the day that I visited, only one of the 6 slips was in use. The docks are basic and show their age, but the decking is being replaced as needed. The docks are less than a half mile across Greens Creek to Oriental's waterfront.
Kershaw Creek off the Greens Creek and the Neuse River
Maximum Boat Length:
30
Buccaneer Bay West is a 128-parcel subdivision on the eastern banks of Kershaw Creek, with a 31-slip community dock about a mile west of the Oriental waterfront. Oriental is a small town that is known as the 'Sailing Capital of North Carolina'. The docks are basic but well-constructed, with a concrete-based deck surface known as 'hog slats'. Slips appear to be 30 feet in length.
Teach's Cove is a 16-unit condominium complex in two multi-unit buildings of 8 units each. Units range from 1050 to 1280 square feet, most of which are 3-bedroom, 2-bath. The community docks have 12 slips and are 36 feet long. The complex sits less than 1000 feet from the waterfront in Oriental, NC, across Smith Creek. Just 20 miles south through the Core Creek canal puts you at Morehead City and Beaufort. Twenty-four miles west and you're in historic New Bern.
Spinnaker Point consists of 23 parcels along Smith Creek, 10 of which appear to be landlocked. Lots generally range from 0.5 to 0.75 acres. Completed waterfront homes have reached values just under $1 million at this writing.
Oriental West Condominiums has 14 dwelling units and 14 boat slips in a well-equipped facility on Smith Creek. It’s only 3 or 4 blocks from the center of Oriental at Raccoon Creek. All units are 1008 sq ft, 2-bedroom, 2-full-bath, except Building C, which has two unique floor plans, and I’m not sure about its size and configuration. Each unit is contained within a single floor. There are no elevators.
