Why you'd want to live in Kitty Hawk

Of all the beach towns on the Northern Outer Banks, Kitty Hawk may have the most-lovely name but it’s one whose roots are lost to time. Some say it’s the Anglicization of the native word chickahauk, for which we have no translation. Others say it’s an antiquated term for a type of goose popular with waterfowl hunters in the late 1800s and early 1900s and with bird netters before that. Could it be that the chickahauk and this mystery goose are one in the same? Maybe, but regardless, Kitty Hawk has a great name and for many Outer Banks visitors, it’s the first town they reach when they arrive on our shores. Kitty Hawk, bordered to the south by Kill Devil Hills and to the north by Southern Shores, is a mix of residential and rental homes, but the rentals here aren’t the mini-mansions or mega beach houses you’ll find elsewhere on the Outer Banks, but are more modest homes, closer to how the full-time Outer Bankers live than to oceanfront palaces. There are lots of hotels and motels in Kitty Hawk as well as RV-friendly campgrounds, so visitors won’t be left wanting for a place to stay. via The Outer Banks