USRC Mercury
USRC Mercury is a memorial in Ocracoke Township, Hyde County, North Carolina. USRC Mercury is situated nearby to the theater building Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater, as well as near Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ocracoke Light House and Ocracoke Island Airport.
Ocracoke Light House
Lighthouse
Ocracoke Light is a lighthouse that was built in Hyde County, on Ocracoke Island, Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1823 by Massachusetts builder Noah Porter. Ocracoke Light House is situated 2,600 feet south of USRC Mercury.
Ocracoke Island Airport
Aerodrome
Ocracoke Island Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Ocracoke, a town on Ocracoke Island in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ocracoke.
Ocracoke
USRC Mercury
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “U.S. Revenue Cutter in War of 1812. Patrolled Ocracoke Inlet. Escaped British ships offshore, 1813, to deliver warning of threat to New Bern.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ocracoke Township, Hyde County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.11597° or 35° 6′ 58″ north
Longitude
-75.98527° or 75° 59′ 7″ west
Open location code
87764287+9V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ocracoke Visitor Center Amphitheater and Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum.
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