Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum
Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the east-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is LT. Robert Maynard, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway runs past it. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
Believed to have been built by David Williams (1858-1938) who served in the Coast Guard. He was married to Alice Wahab (1865-1953), sister of James Hatton Wahab.
The story
census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q954241, matched on coordinates and name (926 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1900
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Alligator River Route
Overlooks nearby
- Light Station · 1 mi
- Ocracoke Pony Pens Viewing Area · 7 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- LT. Robert Maynard: 0.1 mi
- USRC Mercury: 0.1 mi
- Historic Civil War Marker: 0.1 mi
- United States Coast Guard: 0.1 mi
- HMT Bedfordshire: 0.2 mi
- First Grass: 1.8 mi
- Second Grass: 2.3 mi
- First Hammock Hills: 2.9 mi
- Parkers Hill: 5.2 mi
- Knoll Cedars: 5.4 mi
- Ocracoke Light Station: 0.6 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 19.7 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 21.0 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Reserve: 21.3 mi
- Ocracoke Watermen's Exhibit: 0.2 mi
- Portsmouth Life-Saving Station: 5.3 mi
- Henry Pigott House: 5.4 mi
- Lionel and Elma Gilgo House: 5.4 mi
- Washington Roberts House: 5.5 mi
- Ocracoke Pony Pens: 6.8 mi
- Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55: 17.1 mi
- Frisco Hatteras Access: 19.9 mi
- Cedar Island Rentals: 20.0 mi
- Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Island Beach: 19.6 mi
- Cape Lookout beach camping: 19.7 mi
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge: 21.3 mi
- Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge: 22.8 mi
- Portsmouth: 5.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Cedars | ENE 74° | 4 m | 5.4 mi |
| The Knoll | ENE 72° | 3 m | 6.2 mi |
| Styron Hills | ENE 69° | 3 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bare Hill | ENE 69° | 3 m | 19.4 mi |
| Creeds Hill | ENE 69° | 3 m | 24.3 mi |
| First Hammock Hills | E 80° | 2 m | 2.9 mi |
| Parkers Hill | ENE 73° | 2 m | 5.2 mi |
| First Grass | S 190° | 1 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 47 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocracoke, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 90001465OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/513846624
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- Ocracoke · 1 mi
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