| Ratcliff Cove | central Haywood County, forms a semicircle on the head of a tributary of Raccoon Creek W of Ratcliff Mountain. |
| Ratcliff Mountain | central Haywood County between Bird Creek and Ratcliff Cove. |
| Rattan Bay | W Piney Island in NE Carteret County bounded by Neuse River and North, East, and South Bays. Approx. 1 mi. wide and ¾ mi. long. |
| Rattan Ridge | a strip of higher ground in the Dismal Swamp in SE Gates County. |
| Rattle Shoal Creek | rises in N Gaston County and flows NE into South Fork Catawba River. |
| Rattle Snake Creek | is formed in N Caswell County by the junction of North Fork of Rattle Snake Creek and South Fork of Rattle Snake Creek and flows N into Dan River. |
| Rattle Snake Island | a small tidal-marsh island in Currituck Sound off the SE shore of the mainland of Currituck County. |
| Rattler Branch | rises in E Cherokee County and flows NW into Valley River. |
| Rattler Ford | across Santeetlah Creek in W Graham County. |
| Rattlesnake Branch | rises in E central Brunswick County and flows E to join Lewis Swamp in forming Town Creek. |