Groceries
Closest grocery stores to stock the fridge on week one.
Food Lion grocery store
Walmart with groceries and household basics. Listed as open 24 hours
Sam’s Club warehouse club (membership needed)
Publix grocery store. Listed hours 7 AM to 10 PM daily
Aldi budget grocery store. Listed hours 9 AM to 9 PM daily
Restaurants
Local spots with working websites. Places marked open late or early are handy around a night shift.
- Dunkin’24 hours
Donuts and coffee quick-service spot
- Pizza HutOpen late
Pizza restaurant
- Taco Bell/Long John SilversQuick bite
Quick-service spot
Things to do
Parks, water, breweries and more for your days off.
Park, good for a walk between shifts
Park, nice for some fresh air on a day off
Museum, good for a rainy day off
Shopping
Malls and big stores for anything you forgot to pack.
Ross, discount clothes and home goods
Target for clothes, home goods and basics
Kohl’s department store
Burlington, discount clothes and home goods
Laundromats
Closest self-serve laundromats for scrubs and linens when your rental or RV park doesn’t have a washer.
Self-serve laundromat
Coffee shops
Nearest coffee shops, local spots first. Places marked “Opens early” are handy after a night shift.
Starbucks coffee chain
Gyms
Closest gyms to keep your routine on contract. Ask about short-term or month-to-month memberships.
Local gym
Nearby RV parks
Monthly-stay parks near Onslow Memorial Hospital from our RV parks list. Call to confirm the rate and a spot for your dates.
181 Waterfront Rd, Hubert, NC 28539
$650/mo standard lot, $800/mo drive-through
Other hospitals in North Carolina
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Looking for your next contract? See North Carolina travel contracts posted by staffing agencies.
Sources: place data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), plus each place’s own website and Wikidata. Last checked Oct 2026.
