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Local Events
& Special Places
For additional info on Ocracoke
happenings and places, see
www.ocracokevillage.com
Just a few
steps down the road from The Cove is Springer's Point, a 30 acre maritime
forest under the stewardship of the North Carolina Coastal Land
Trust- solitude, beauty and history all at once.
Enjoy our Deepwater Theater! Ocrafolk
Opry, Molasses Creek, and more (performing season June through
September).
Annual Island Events
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On 14 May 1942, the antisubmarine trawler HMS Bedfordshire was torpedoed and sunk with all hands lost off Ocracoke Island. Four bodies of the crew were subsequently found and buried on the Island. The well-tended graveyard, the "British Cemetery", later was ceded to the British government. Each May (this year, the 9th) there are memorial services with representatives of the several involved navies participating. In Rupert Brooke's words, "If I should die think only this of me, that there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England."
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The annual Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament (OISFT), fun to watch, will be 3-5 May.
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The Ocrafolk Festival, with lots of entertainment, crafts and good fun, will be 6-8 June.
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Plan ahead for your 4th of July holiday on Ocracoke! A grand parade with lots of floats, a sand sculpture contest, classic car show and evening fireworks over the water- fun for all!
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"A
walk down Howard Street is a walk back in Time"
The
Island Breeze |
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Lots
of space for fishing, porpoise- and bird-watching, or just
unwinding. |
Tops the list of
cleanest beaches by "Organic Style" magazine, who also singled out
The Cove B&B as
the place to stay. |
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You might want
to take a day-trip to Cape Hatteras and look at their lighthouse, vintage 1870s. |
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OUR
LIGHTHOUSE,
just a few hundred yards from The Cove, has been in continuous operation since 1823.
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Month |
Avg. High |
Avg. Low |
Mean |
Avg. Precip. |
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Jan |
53°F |
40°F |
46°F |
5.37 in. |
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Feb |
54°F |
41°F |
47°F |
3.62 in. |
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Mar |
60°F |
46°F |
53°F |
4.53 in. |
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Apr |
67°F |
54°F |
60°F |
3.19 in. |
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May |
74°F |
62°F |
68°F |
3.63 in. |
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Jun |
81°F |
69°F |
75°F |
4.19 in. |
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Jul |
85°F |
74°F |
79° |
4.29 in. |
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Aug |
84°F |
73°F |
79°F |
5.43 in. |
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Sep |
81°F |
69°F |
75°F |
4.63 in. |
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Oct |
73°F |
60°F |
67°F |
4.78 in. |
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Nov |
64°F |
52°F |
58°F |
4.76 in. |
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Dec |
57°F |
44°F |
51°F |
4.29 in. |
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