Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The River Class ferry, Croatoan, operating between Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks. The Ferry System operates ten River Class ferries. These boats are designed for heavy, abusive use, and are double-ended (except the Hunt), meaning they do not have to turn around at the docks. This feature saves time on busy river routes.
After arriving at Ocracoke, the road immediately runs along the western side of Silver Lake in the eastern side of the town. After leaving Ocracoke, NC 12 enters the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. NC 12 runs along the middle of the island all the way until it reaches the Cape Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry in Point Beach. [1] After arriving at ...
The inlet today is approximately two miles across, but this distance changes daily because of the convection of brackish water.No bridge crosses Hatteras Inlet. A fleet of eight ferries, owned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, provides a free 60-minute ride year round to people who want to traverse the inlet from Hatteras to Ocracoke.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Oregon Inlet is an inlet along North Carolina's Outer Banks.It joins the Pamlico Sound with the Atlantic Ocean and separates Bodie Island from Pea Island, which are connected by the 2.8-mile (4.5 km) Marc Basnight Bridge that spans the inlet.
North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco to the east and Ocracoke to the west (via a ferry across Hatteras Inlet). The residents of Hatteras are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Hatteras is part of District 4, along with Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo.
Ocracoke Inlet (/ ˈ oʊ k r ʌ k oʊ k /) [1] is an estuary located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States that separates Ocracoke Island and Portsmouth Island. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pamlico Sound. It is the southern terminus of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and the northern terminus of the Cape Lookout ...
In the 16th century, Hatteras and Ocracoke islands were inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Indians called the Hatteras or Croatan peoples. Okracoke was called Wococcon by the 16th century explorers, possibly a reference to an Indian settlement at the site. [15] The Hatteras people disappeared by the mid 18th century.