My friend Pat is a travel agent, and each year we like to go to an island we've never been to before. Being a bit puzzling, Pat doesn't tell me our destination directly, but instead sends me a weird picture. I never know where the heck I'm going which makes it really hard to pack. Two years ago, Pat sent me this picture:
We ended up in Martha's Vineyard. Last year, Pat sent me this picture:
Our trip was to The Hamptons that year.
This year is a big birthday for me, so Pat is planning something special. But all I get is this image:
Can you please help me figure out where I'm headed?
Solver Notes: For the color-blind...I am sorry. This puzzle pretty much requires analysis of the colors and shapes in the images.
HINT #1:
I just remembered that Pat arranged our trip three years ago too. We went to Rum Cay in the Bahamas, and he sent me this picture. It looks pretty similar to the others, I guess:
HINT #2:
The identifications provided by @MrSethward are correct, but there is another step to determine the trip destination, which is not in North Carolina. As a hint, the order of the icons in the pictures matters.
HINT #3:
Google's My Maps provides a useful function that the usual Google Maps does not that can help you solve this puzzle.