Buxton (BUHKS-tuhn), uninc. village, Dare co., E N.C., 47 mi/76 km S of Manteo on Pamlico Sound, on Hatteras Isl. sand barrier in Outer Banks, in Cape Hatteras Natl. Seashore. Cape Hatteras (lighthouse) 3 mi/4.8 km to S; Atlantic Ocean to E and S. Fishing, swimming.