Ocracoke

Ocracoke Island is one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks of . The 16 mi of unspoiled beaches and salty ocean breezes offer great opportunities for solitude, serenity, and peace of mind.
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  • Type: Village with 948 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: Ocracoke, NC” and “Ocracoke, North Carolina
  • Postal code: 27960

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ocracoke Light House and Ocracoke Island Airport.

Lighthouse
Ocracoke Light was built in , on Ocracoke Island, Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1823 by builder Noah Porter. The lighthouse stands 75 feet tall.

Aerodrome
is a public use located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Ocracoke, a town on Ocracoke Island in , United States.

Ocracoke

Latitude
35.1146° or 35° 6′ 53″ north
Longitude
-75.9809° or 75° 58′ 51″ west
Population
948
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87764279+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158513656
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4483142
Wiki­data ID
Q954241
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Ocracoke” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أوكراكوك
  • Basque: Ocracoke
  • Catalan: Ocracoke
  • Cebuano: Ocracoke
  • Chechen: Окракок
  • Chinese: Ocracoke
  • Chinese: 奥克拉科克岛
  • Chinese: 奧克拉寇克
  • Chinese: 奧克拉科克
  • Chinese: 奧克拉科克島 (北卡羅來納州)
  • Danish: Ocracoke
  • Dutch: Ocracoke
  • Finnish: Ocracoke
  • French: Ocracoke
  • Galician: Ocracoke
  • German: Ocracoke
  • Gilaki: اوکراکوک (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)
  • Gilaki: اوکراکوک
  • Hebrew: אי אוקראקוק
  • Irish: Ocracoke
  • Italian: Ocracoke
  • Japanese: オクラコーク
  • Ladin: Ocracoke
  • Macedonian: Окракок
  • Min Nan Chinese: Ocracoke
  • Persian: وکراکوک، کارولینای شمالی
  • Persian: وکراکوک
  • Polish: Ocracoke
  • Portuguese: Ocracoke
  • Russian: Окракок (Северная Каролина)
  • Russian: Окракок
  • Serbian: Окракок
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ocracoke, North Carolina
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ocracoke
  • Spanish: Ocracoke
  • Tamil: ஒக்ராகோக்
  • Tatar: Окракок
  • Ukrainian: Окракок
  • Urdu: اوکراکوک، شمالی کیرولائنا
  • Uzbek: Ocracoke
  • Volapük: Ocracoke

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