Reef · Ocracoke, North Carolina
AR-250 artificial reef
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-250) in the Cape Hatteras region. NC DMF records the site center 146.9° magnetic - 7.1 nm from Ocracoke Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 290 m from that point.
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Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Seabed depth | 23.7 m (78 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.9483°N, 75.9145°W |
| From Ocracoke ferry dock | 20 km (12 mi), bearing 160° SSE |
| Source | NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Ocracoke ferry dock, 20 km (12 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- AR-255 artificial reefReef · 4.5 m · 5.3 km
- F.W. AbramsShipwreck · 16.4 m · 11 km
- ArrayoShipwreck · 16.7 m · 13 km
- British SplendourShipwreck · 20.1 m · 14 km
- AlbatrossShipwreck · 3 m · 15 km
- KeshenaShipwreck · 19.2 m · 15 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.