Top 12. Best Tourist Attractions in Ocracoke, North Carolina
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Top 12. Best Tourist Attractions in Ocracoke, North Carolina: Ocracoke Lighthouse, Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, British Cemetery, Springer's Point Preserve, Ocracoke Preservation Museum, Ocracoke Island Visitor Center, Ocracoke Pony Pens, Teach's Hole Blackbeard Exhibit, Portsmouth Village, Outer Banks National Scenic Byway, Hammock Hills Nature Trails, Anchorage Marina
OBX Cedar Island to Ocracoke Island Ferry North Carolina
Nearly 10 percent of North Carolina is underwater, and most of those 5,200 square miles of water are in the Coastal Plain in the form of inlets, sounds and rivers.
Early settlers were challenged to cross these waters by boats, and some ferries were established to transport people, wagons and livestock. Eventually, as automobiles began to roll off assembly lines in the early 20th century, people wanted to take their motorized vehicles with them on these ferries.
One of the true pioneers in North Carolina’s ferry industry was J. B. “Toby” Tillett, a commercial fisherman, who in 1924 started a tug and barge service from Wanchese on Roanoke Island to Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks, between Bodie and Pea islands in Dare County. Tillett’s barge was capable of transporting two cars at a time.
According to an article written by David Stick that appeared in the June 1949 issue of Our State magazine, Tillett asked his passengers to hoist a flag up the staff at the ferry landing when they were ready to cross. He would see the flag and come get them. Stick’s story said Tillett was running a regular schedule of seven round-trips a day by 1928.
Tillett built and launched the Barcelona in 1931, which could handle 14 cars at a time. He charged $2 per vehicle one-way, Stick wrote.
In 1934, the North Carolina Highway Commission began subsidizing Tillett’s business, and the fee was reduced to $1 each way.
The North Carolina ferry system was created in 1947, when the state purchased a ferry service operated by Thomas A. Baum that ran across Croatan Sound in Dare County, connecting Manns Harbor and Roanoke Island. This became the first “official” route operated by the state ferry operation. Hence, 2017 marks the 70-year anniversary of the establishment of the North Carolina ferry system.
In 1950, the state bought Tillett’s ferry business as well.
In 1957, the state began running regular ferry service between Hatteras Island in Dare County and Ocracoke Island in Hyde County.
Ferry access came to Carteret County in 1959, when a private company began service between Ocracoke and the Town of Atlantic in the Down East section of Carteret County. This run was abruptly halted the following year because of damage done by Hurricane Donna.
The state purchased the operation in May 1961 and soon thereafter resumed service to Ocracoke. This became the first toll ferry in the state system. In 1964, the southern docks were moved from Atlantic to Cedar Island, cutting the crossing time by 75 minutes.
The next route to be added crossed Currituck Sound between Currituck and Knotts Island in Currituck County; the route from Southport in Brunswick County to Fort Fisher in New Hanover County was established in 1965; and the Bayview-Aurora route crossing the Pamlico River in Beaufort County was added in 1966.
Beginning in 1973, service across the Neuse River was added, connecting Minnesott Beach in Pamlico County with Cherry Branch in Craven County. The Swan Quarter-Ocracoke route was the last to be added in 1977, finally providing the residents of Ocracoke with a direct link to their county seat (Swan Quarter) in Hyde County.
Over the years, certain routes became obsolete as bridges were built, providing even easier transport to and from the islands. The original Baum route was replaced by the Manns Harbor Bridge and later the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge, while the original Tillett route was discontinued in 1963 upon the grand opening of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge.
Today, the NC Ferry Division is a unit of the NC Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT). There are 22 vessels in the fleet with more than 400 ferry system employees. North Carolina’s ferry operation is the second largest state-run program in the nation. Only Washington state’s is larger.
This economic impact is likely to increase dramatically due to new signage that was installed in the spring of 2016 along the route of the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway, which includes U.S. 70 and N.C. 12 in Carteret County. Officially, the byway is 137.8 miles in length. (For the benefit of international travelers, that translates to 221.8 kilometers.)
Only 150 routes across America have attained the distinction of being labeled National Scenic Byways. The official guidebook says: “Leave the mainland behind and come to the most romantic byway in North Carolina – the Outer Banks Scenic Byway … a must for any traveler looking to escape to a time of front porch talks and simple maritime living.”
The longest ferry rides are the 26.4-mile crossing from Ocracoke to Swan Quarter (2.5 hours each way) and the 22.6-mile route from Ocracoke to Cedar Island (2.25 hours each way). Fares are charged for these routes as well as the Southport-Fort Fisher run. The other four state ferry routes are free.
Ocracoke Island LIGHTHOUSE Walkthrough 2015 Tour in OBX NC
Here's a quick walk-through of the Ocracoke Island Light Station in Ocracoke, NC. I made this simple video for those who are vacationing in the Outer Banks and want to see the lighthouse, but don't have the time and patience to take the ferry ride over to Ocracoke Island to see it. It's a day trip, but well worth the time just for Ocracoke Village alone.
DanTraveling - Ocracoke Island, NC
DanTraveling takes you to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. It has been described as the Pearl of the Outer Banks and was named America's Best Beach a couple of years ago, by Dr. Beach. It is famous for its miles of clean beaches, wildlife, fishing village and connection to the pirate Blackbeard. He met his demise on Ocracoke. Except for the Village, the rest of the island is part of the National Park Services Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Climbing the Lighthouses of the Outer Banks
I recently spent a week in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, while I was here, I managed to record myself climbing the lighthouses of the Outer Banks. Another video of my full trip will be coming in a couple days.
00:01 Currituck Beach Lighthouse
04:35 Bodie Island Lighthouse
08:51 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
12:56 Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Island
Take the ferry to magical Ocracoke Island, on the Outer Banks, off the Coast of North Carolina. Climb the Lighthouse, visit the British Cemetary, watch the Wild Ponies and more on this edition of My Heart Will Always Be In Carolina with Ken Mann. On OBXTV
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The Haunting of Ocracoke Island - Our Haunted Travels
The Haunting of Ocracoke Island
Sit back my friends and listen to the tales of this little island off the coast of North Carolina. There are many ghost stories and legends behind the haunting of Ocracoke Island.
Ocracoke is a village on Ocracoke Island, part of North Carolina's coastal Outer Banks region. The landmark 1823 Ocracoke Lighthouse overlooks the village and Pamlico Sound. Set in an early 1900s house, the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum traces the island’s history. Nearby, the tiny British Cemetery contains the graves of WWII sailors. Silver Lake is dotted with boats, and shops and restaurants line its harbor.
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The Disappearing American Dialect of North Carolina
Hoi Toider, aka Ocracoke Brogue, is a dialect of American English spoken only on remote islands in North Carolina's Outer Banks. The unique accent and vocabulary developed over hundreds of years as a result of the area's isolation. Visitors often mistake the accent as foreign, but with origins dating back to the 1600s, Ocracoke Brogue is about American as it gets.
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Fleet of mysterious lights appear above sea near North Carolina filmed from a ferry
William Guy was on a ferry traveling from Ocracoke Village to Swan Quarters North Carolina on September 18, 2019 when he noticed a fleet of strange bright lights in the sky on which he started to record the strange event.
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Ocracoke Island, Hyde County NC
Ocracoke Island is the southernmost island in Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is only accessible by ferry, plane, or a 2-3 hour drive from Manteo/Nags Head. This quaint fishing village is famous for being the site where Blackbeard's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, was shipwrecked off it's shores. It's lighthouse and Howard's Pub are also two well-known staples on the island. You can find beautiful sunsets over Silver Lake Harbor or on Ocracoke's South End beach; you can even drive your off-road vehicle on some of the most pristine and beautiful beaches you'll ever see. It is truly my favorite island I've visited in the states and the beauty here is unparalleled.
The Carolina Brogue: Outer Banks Vocabulary
Excerpt from The Carolina Brogue, a documentary about the language and life of the North Carolina Outer Banks
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ABOUT THE CAROLINA BROGUE
The North Carolina Outer Banks is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. Eery year millions of visitors descend on coastal towns from Manteo and Kitty Hawk to Ocracoke and Harkers Island, while some villages along the sound remain relatively isolated. Most of the early residents of the Outer Banks came south by boat from Tidewater Virginia and the eastern shores of Maryland, and many of them had originally come from Southwest England and the Ulster province of Ireland. Features of British and Scots-Irish English have been retained in the local dialect, though the language developed independently to take on a distinctive regional characters. This dialect is now recognized as a part of our national heritage and a vital part of coastal culture.
Rooted in twenty years of fieldwork, research and community ties, The Carolina Brogue is a candid portrait of contemporary life on the Carolina Coast, and a look at one of the most unique dialects in the world.
Film by NEAL HUTCHESON
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Visit our state's brightest beacons. Produced by Our State magazine and UNC-TV, with generous support from BB&T. Segment originally aired on 5/4/2005.
Ocracoke Island NC Attractions
Visiting the British cemetery on Ocracoke, the Ocracoke Wild Pony Pens and the Ocracoke Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse & North Carolina Outer Banks Ferry System
Cape Hatteras lighthouse is the tallest brick lighthouse in North America! The lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina and is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Our day 5 excursion starts here. The lighthouse stands at 193' high and has 257 stairs to the top. Wish me luck! After visiting the famous lighthouse we took 2 ferries, the Swan Quarter Ferry and the Hatteras Ocracoke Ferry.
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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a branch of the Labrador Current from Canada. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals. Hundreds and possibly thousands of shipwrecks in this area have given it the reputation as the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
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The Outer Banks Ferry System
Decades ago, one of the only ways to access some of the most secluded areas of the Outer Banks was via a ferry, and this tradition carries on today for thousands if not millions of visitors who want to travel to some of coastal North Carolina's most famous and off-the-map locales.
A small handful of islands on the Outer Banks, specifically Knotts Island, Ocracoke Island and Portsmouth Island, are veritably cut off from the rest of the world. With no roads that cross over the Currituck or Pamlico Sound, these regions can only be accessed by boat, making them dependent on the NC Ferry system for transportation on and off the islands.
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My family and I went to visit my parents new home in Frisco, North Carolina. While we were there we visited the Ocracoke and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses.
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Ocracoke Island - Paranormal History Profile
Ocracoke Island
In July of 2006, we stopped at Ocracoke Island during our honeymoon road trip. This turned out to be the best mistake of our honeymoon, as we enjoyed the island greatly. Although this was before we were into paranormal research, we did find the island completely intriguing and were able to capture some of the interesting places in photographs.
In this video will will discus our experiences, the history of Ocracoke Island, and why we believe this location has so many reported paranormal claims.
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Ghost Stories and Folklore are Paranormal History Profile that will cover the paranormal claims at the particular locations. On occasion, we may deviate from a location and provide some sort of creepy pasta or urban legend video. These videos are narrated by our mascot Boris to add that special creepy effect to the videos. So sit back, listen, and enjoy. You can see the complete catalog of Ghost Stories and Folklore Videos we have at:
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Ocracoke island.
Join us on another amazing adventure to the outer banks in North Carolina on Ocracoke Island. We had some amazing hikes around the island, beautiful sunrise beach walks, swimming in the massive ocean, and enjoyed some of the local cuisine with some good craft beer. We went blue crab hunting at night where we learn the importance to using red light to not confuse hatching sea turtles that only live at the rate of 1 in 10,000. We had a crab boil of the freshest crabs and even brought some home to share. The best part is we saved a baby kitten without a mother that was being followed by a land crab and more than likely would have died, we named him Black Beard because Ocracoke Island was the Island that the pirate Black Beard was captured and beheaded on in his final stand.