Harkers Island, North Carolina
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Harkers Island, North Carolina is a small coastal community in Carteret County known as a gateway to Cape Lookout National Seashore and for its rich fishing and boatbuilding heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harkers Island | 1 |
| Harkers Island, North Carolina canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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unincorporated community ⓘ |
| accessedBy |
Harkers Island Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina Highway 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentWaterBody |
Back Sound
ⓘ
Core Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| county | Carteret County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalEvent | waterfowl and decoy festivals ⓘ |
| culturalInstitution | Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
charter fishing
ⓘ
commercial fishing industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| governingBody | Carteret County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 252 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | elementary school (served by Carteret County Public Schools) ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Carteret County "Down East" dialect
ⓘ
maritime traditions ⓘ waterfowl hunting culture ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 28531 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution | local churches ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boatbuilding ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ decoy carving ⓘ gateway to Cape Lookout National Seashore ⓘ |
| languageDialect | Harkers Island English (Down East brogue) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coastal North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Down East, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Beaufort, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Cape Lookout National Seashore NERFINISHED ⓘ Core Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Shackleford Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Harkers Island (island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Cape Lookout National Seashore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Crystal Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small coastal community ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Cape Lookout Lighthouse access
ⓘ
ferry services to Cape Lookout ⓘ wild horse viewing on Shackleford Banks ⓘ |
| transportation | ferry connections to Cape Lookout ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
coastal flooding
ⓘ
hurricanes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Harkers Island