The Emerald Coast of North Carolina, USA
Quaint little village on a narrow spit of land....er....sand. OK, fine. It's on a sandbar. That just means the beach is close to everyone!
Zip Code: 28594
Area Code: 252
Time Zone: Eastern Standard
Photo: Aerial View of Emerald Isle. Photo comes from Shorewood Real Estate
Zip Code: 28594
Area Code: 252
Time Zone: Eastern Standard
Photo: Aerial View of Emerald Isle. Photo comes from Shorewood Real Estate
Atlantic Basin
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Current weather conditions in Emerald Isle, NC (28594)
Local Pollen Reports
51°F (Feels like 51°F)
Last update: 12/27/09 11:57 PM EST
Humidity: 68%Visibility: 10.0 mi
Dew Point: 41°F
UV Index: 0 (Lawn and Garden Weather)
Barometer: 29.96in falling
Moon: Rush Hour Traffic
Wind: 6mph From: Airport Conditions
Tonight
Low
Low: 43°F
Sunrise: 7:14 AM
Sunset: 5:05 PM
Monday
Dec 28
N/A
High: 48°F
Low: 31°F
Sunrise: 7:14 AM
Sunset: 5:05 PM
Tuesday
Dec 29
Partly Cloudy
High: 46°F
Low: 29°F
Sunrise: 7:15 AM
Sunset: 5:06 PM
Wednesday
Dec 30
Sunny
High: 48°F
Low: 45°F
Sunrise: 7:15 AM
Sunset: 5:07 PM
Emerald Isle - Photos and Web Cams
Live web cam at Bogue Inlet Pier
The camera pans automatically. It starts with a shot of the pier, then pans to the left to watch the waves. Then it pans a little more left before panning right a little past the pier. Best viewed in the day time.
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Wrightsville Beach
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USS North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
Nice big picture, but where's the ship??
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Holden Beach is south of Wilmington, NC. and about
eight miles from the South Carolina border.
The camera pans automatically. It starts with a shot of the pier, then pans to the left to watch the waves. Then it pans a little more left before panning right a little past the pier. Best viewed in the day time.
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Wrightsville Beach
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USS North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
Nice big picture, but where's the ship??
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Holden Beach is south of Wilmington, NC. and about
eight miles from the South Carolina border.
Tides, Water Temperatures, Weather
Tide Tables for Bogue Inlet
By NOAA
If that tide link doesn't take you to the tide table, try this one to the website for the town of Emerald Isle, or this one to the NOAA site where you select the state and then the specific location.
Excellent weather radar from The Jacksonville Daily News
Emergency Information for Cateret County
Sept 5, Saturday
2:33am Low, 0.2'
8:36am High, 2.4'
2:45pm Low, 0.2'
8:52pm High, 2.5'
Sept 6, Sunday
3:03am Low, 0.2'
9:12am High, 2.6'
3:24pm Low, 0.2'
9:26pm High, 2.4'
Sept 7, Monday
3:35am Low, 0.2'
9:49am High, 2.6'
4:05pm Low, 0.2'
10:02pm High, 2.3'
Sept 8, Tuesday
4:08am Low, 0.2'
10:29am High, 2.6'
4:49pm Low, 0.3'
10:41pm High, 2.2'
Sept 9, Wednesday
4:46am Low, 0.2'
11:13am High, 2.7'
5:38pm Low, 0.4'
11:25pm High, 2.1'
Sept 10, Thursday
5:29am Low, 0.2'
12:04pm High, 2.7'
6:33pm Low, 0.6'
Sept 11, Friday
12:15am High, 2.0'
6:21am Low, 0.2'
1:03pm High, 2.6'
7:37pm Low, 0.6'
Sept 12, Saturday
1:16am High, 1.9'
7:22am Low, 0.3'
2:09pm High, 2.7'
8:48pm Low, 0.6'
By NOAA
If that tide link doesn't take you to the tide table, try this one to the website for the town of Emerald Isle, or this one to the NOAA site where you select the state and then the specific location.
Excellent weather radar from The Jacksonville Daily News
Emergency Information for Cateret County
Sept 5, Saturday
2:33am Low, 0.2'
8:36am High, 2.4'
2:45pm Low, 0.2'
8:52pm High, 2.5'
Sept 6, Sunday
3:03am Low, 0.2'
9:12am High, 2.6'
3:24pm Low, 0.2'
9:26pm High, 2.4'
Sept 7, Monday
3:35am Low, 0.2'
9:49am High, 2.6'
4:05pm Low, 0.2'
10:02pm High, 2.3'
Sept 8, Tuesday
4:08am Low, 0.2'
10:29am High, 2.6'
4:49pm Low, 0.3'
10:41pm High, 2.2'
Sept 9, Wednesday
4:46am Low, 0.2'
11:13am High, 2.7'
5:38pm Low, 0.4'
11:25pm High, 2.1'
Sept 10, Thursday
5:29am Low, 0.2'
12:04pm High, 2.7'
6:33pm Low, 0.6'
Sept 11, Friday
12:15am High, 2.0'
6:21am Low, 0.2'
1:03pm High, 2.6'
7:37pm Low, 0.6'
Sept 12, Saturday
1:16am High, 1.9'
7:22am Low, 0.3'
2:09pm High, 2.7'
8:48pm Low, 0.6'
Local Media
Crystal Coast News
From Wilmington:
ABC....WWAY Channel 3
NBC....WECT Channel 6
CBS....WILM Channel 10
FOX....WSFX Channel 26
The Star-News Online - daily paper
From Jacksonville, NC:
Jacsonville Daily News
From Wilmington:
ABC....WWAY Channel 3
NBC....WECT Channel 6
CBS....WILM Channel 10
FOX....WSFX Channel 26
The Star-News Online - daily paper
From Jacksonville, NC:
Jacsonville Daily News
Emerald Isle Sight Seeing
Nearby Places
Camp Lejeune
Near Jacksonville, North Carolina
BEAUFORT, NC
North Carolina Maritime Museum. Maritime week is September 8-12. It's Beaufort's 300th anniversary.
Rachel Carson Reserve near Beaufort. You will need a boat to get to the preserve.
Fort Macon
Good Fortune Boat Rentals Looks like reasonable rates.
North Carolina Aquariums
It's not built yet but I'm leaving this link in anyway.
Near Jacksonville, North Carolina
BEAUFORT, NC
- The North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve's page about the Rachel Carson Reserve
A NOAA website - National Estuarine Research Reserve System
The North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve
Fort Macon
Good Fortune Boat Rentals Looks like reasonable rates.
North Carolina Aquariums
It's not built yet but I'm leaving this link in anyway.
Environmental Concerns
Beach Nourishment sounds questionable
We're killing our beaches
A Duke professor emeritus and world expert on beaches says that in North Carolina's rush to protect oceanfront homes, "renourishment" projects are destroying our beaches.
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
Western Caronlina University
Carteret News, January 2002
Beach Nourishment
Coastal Science & Engineering
Consulting firm in Morehead City, NC, and Columbia, SC
A Duke professor emeritus and world expert on beaches says that in North Carolina's rush to protect oceanfront homes, "renourishment" projects are destroying our beaches.
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
Western Caronlina University
Carteret News, January 2002
Beach Nourishment
Coastal Science & Engineering
Consulting firm in Morehead City, NC, and Columbia, SC
Shopping at Emerald Isle
Food Lion of Emerald Isle (Store No. 491)
8700 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, NC 28594
Phone: (252) 354-4270
Hours: Mon-Sat 7 AM - 10 PM; Sun 7 AM - 10 PM
8700 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, NC 28594
Phone: (252) 354-4270
Hours: Mon-Sat 7 AM - 10 PM; Sun 7 AM - 10 PM
Additional Resources
Life in Emerald Isle
A blog by some locals.
North Carolina Beaches
East Coast Beaches of the USA Guide
Crystal Coast Tourism Authority
A blog by some locals.
North Carolina Beaches
East Coast Beaches of the USA Guide
Crystal Coast Tourism Authority
Get There
US Airways
ARRIVE WILMINGTON (4hrs, 21minutes)
Flight 2604
Leave Austin 7:00am; Arrive Charlotte 10:29am
Canadair Regional Jet 900; 2hrs 29min
Flight 2604
Leave Charlotte 11:20am; Arrive Wilimington 12:21pm
Canadair Regional Jet 900; 1hr, 1 minute
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DEPART WILMINGTON (5hrs, 35 minutes)
Flight 2621
Leave Wilmington 4:05pm; Arrive Charlotte 5:14pm
Canadair Regional Jet 900; 1hr 9min
Flight 2621
Leave Charlotte 6:20pm; Arrive Austin 8:40pm
Canadair Regional Jet 900; 3hr 20min
ARRIVE WILMINGTON (4hrs, 21minutes)
Flight 2604
Leave Austin 7:00am; Arrive Charlotte 10:29am
Canadair Regional Jet 900; 2hrs 29min
Flight 2604
Leave Charlotte 11:20am; Arrive Wilimington 12:21pm
Canadair Regional Jet 900; 1hr, 1 minute
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DEPART WILMINGTON (5hrs, 35 minutes)
Flight 2621
Leave Wilmington 4:05pm; Arrive Charlotte 5:14pm
Canadair Regional Jet 900; 1hr 9min
Flight 2621
Leave Charlotte 6:20pm; Arrive Austin 8:40pm
Canadair Regional Jet 900; 3hr 20min
Find Emerald Isle on Google
Driving Directions - from Wilmington
From Wilmington International Airport (ILM)
Driving Directions - from Jacksonville
From Albert Ellis Airport, Onslow, NC (OAJ)
Driving Directions - from Charlotte
From Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT)
Airlines
Airport Codes
CLT Charlotte, NC
Air Canada, Air Tran Airways, American Airlines, Continental, Delta, Jet Blue, Lufthansa, Northwest, United, US Airways
ILM Wilmington, NC
US Airways, Delta
OAJ Jacksonville, NC
US Airways, Delta, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, PSA, United Airlines
AUS Austin, TX
RDU Raleigh, NC
ATL Atlanta
EWN New Bern, NC
PGV Greenville, NC
FAY Fayetteville, NC
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC
ORF Norfolk, VA
PHF Newport News, VA
Air Canada, Air Tran Airways, American Airlines, Continental, Delta, Jet Blue, Lufthansa, Northwest, United, US Airways
ILM Wilmington, NC
US Airways, Delta
OAJ Jacksonville, NC
US Airways, Delta, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, PSA, United Airlines
AUS Austin, TX
RDU Raleigh, NC
ATL Atlanta
EWN New Bern, NC
PGV Greenville, NC
FAY Fayetteville, NC
MYR Myrtle Beach, SC
ORF Norfolk, VA
PHF Newport News, VA
Rental Cars
Thrifty Rent-a-Car
1740 Airport Blvd., Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1411
Compact car (Dodge Caliber) Cost: 1 week, unlimited miles, $138.90
[plus fees brings it to $165.98]
Hertz Rent-a-Car
(910)762-1010
Compact Car (Ford Focus) Cost: 1 week, unlimited miles $141.49
[plus fees brings it to $173.35]
Avis
(910) 763-1993
Compact car (Chevrolet Cobalt) Cost: 1 week, unlimited miles, $140.99
[plus fees brings it to $176.75]
National Car Rental
(910) 762-8000
Compact car (Chevrolet Cobalt) Cost: 1 week, unlimited miles, $269.00
[plus fees brings it to $331.27]
1740 Airport Blvd., Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1411
Compact car (Dodge Caliber) Cost: 1 week, unlimited miles, $138.90
[plus fees brings it to $165.98]
Hertz Rent-a-Car
(910)762-1010
Compact Car (Ford Focus) Cost: 1 week, unlimited miles $141.49
[plus fees brings it to $173.35]
Avis
(910) 763-1993
Compact car (Chevrolet Cobalt) Cost: 1 week, unlimited miles, $140.99
[plus fees brings it to $176.75]
National Car Rental
(910) 762-8000
Compact car (Chevrolet Cobalt) Cost: 1 week, unlimited miles, $269.00
[plus fees brings it to $331.27]
Where to stay
Store Locators
Hospitals
Onslow Memorial Hospital
317 Western Blvd.
Jacksonville, NC 28541
(910) 577-234
Brynn Marr Memorial Hospital
192 Village Drive
Jacksonville, NC 28546
1-910-577-1400
24 hour helpline: 1-800-822-9507
Cataret General Hospital
3500 Arendell Street
P.O. Drawer 1619
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 808-6000
317 Western Blvd.
Jacksonville, NC 28541
(910) 577-234
Brynn Marr Memorial Hospital
192 Village Drive
Jacksonville, NC 28546
1-910-577-1400
24 hour helpline: 1-800-822-9507
Cataret General Hospital
3500 Arendell Street
P.O. Drawer 1619
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 808-6000
Emergency Services
POLICE STATIONS
Emerald Isle
7500 Emerald Dr
Emerald Isle, NC 28594-2917
(252) 354-2021
Morehead City
202 S 8th Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 726-3131
FIRE STATIONS
Emerald Isle
7500 Emerald Dr
Emerald Isle, NC 28594-2917
(252) 354-2021
Morehead City
Station 1
1406 Bridges Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 726-5040
Station 2
3308 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 247-2611
Station 3
5293 Hwy 70 West
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 726-1144
Emerald Isle
7500 Emerald Dr
Emerald Isle, NC 28594-2917
(252) 354-2021
Morehead City
202 S 8th Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 726-3131
FIRE STATIONS
Emerald Isle
7500 Emerald Dr
Emerald Isle, NC 28594-2917
(252) 354-2021
Morehead City
Station 1
1406 Bridges Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 726-5040
Station 2
3308 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 247-2611
Station 3
5293 Hwy 70 West
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 726-1144
Ferries - Passenger and Vehicle
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