This hurricane tracker app is a good one to have in hurricane season (June 1 to November 1). We have used this app many times when in the boat and literally been able to move in a direction away from the storm to stay safe. This is always one to check before you do anything on the water. Photo courtesy Harrison Boatworks NOAA Weather Radar – Storm Trackerĭo you leave the beach or stay? This NOAA radar app is great for pinpointing exactly where thunderstorms and rain currently are and where they’re going. Photo: Whether you're fishing, boating, waterskiing or diving, there are several apps that are useful for being on the water, especially Navionics and a good storm radar app. We have it on our iPad, so it's super simple to take that onboard any boat we're on. It's almost essential for boating, sailing, cruising, diving and fishing, even if you are in familiar waters. It turns your phone or iPad into a chart plotter, offering electronic navigation charts for oceans, sounds, bays, lakes and rivers. If you're boating, especially in unfamiliar territory, this one is a lifesaver. Most people pay for premium, which gives you way more access to information. Whether you’re a casual waverider or a serious swell searcher, you can see live Outer Banks surf cams, check the tides, read a local report, check forecasts and much more. Surfline is the gold standard surf-forecasting app there are others for sure, but this one is the most used. It also tells you the time of sunset, sunrise, moonset and moonrise, which is super helpful for watching the moon rising out of the ocean once a month. You can look at the high and low tides for the upcoming week as well. You zone in on your location, and it tells you exactly where the tide is at the moment and how long to the next high or low tide. Most people probably use it for fishing, but it mostly helps me decide what time to go for a beach walk or run. My husband and a lot of people I know prefer the Windy app to Windfinder they’re both great, it just depends on which one you’re used to. It pinpoints the wind direction and speed with really cool graphics, and it’s amazingly accurate. Therefore, this is one of my most used apps – I use it literally every day. Wind affects everything out here – from recreational pursuits to workdays (for many people) to kids’ sporting events and dog walks. Wind is constant on the Outer Banks, and I swear this has been the windiest spring ever (but I say that every year).
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And keep in mind that your vacation rental company or hotel will probably have an app for you to download as well. I’m not including the obvious ones – the Waze, Instacart, Uber and such that you probably already have. Here’s a little rundown of apps that I use for Outer Banks life as well as a few others that you might need while you’re here. It got me wondering: What apps do the locals use? And if I’m wondering that about Utah, then someone out there must be wondering the same thing about the Outer Banks. Just this week I have added airline, car rental, accommodations and recreation booking apps to my phone (not to mention more ticket apps for all the concert tickets I’ve bought because every band in America is on tour!). These homes directly front a canal that connects to the sound.I’m currently in vacation-planning mode and quickly remembering how app-oriented our world has become. Canalfront A four-wheel drive vehicle is required to access the home. Westside West of NC 12 three or four lots from the beach. Lakefront West of NC 12 and fronts Crystal Lake in The Villages at Ocean Hill. Lakeside West of NC 12 and east of Crystal Lake in The Villages at Ocean Hill. Soundside West of NC 12 may or may not have direct access to the sound.
Soundfront Homes that directly front the sound may or may not have access to the sound. Oceanside East of NC 12 distance to the beach varies. Semi-Oceanfront One lot from the beach may or may not have direct beach access, ocean views or a street between the home and the beach. Views to the side may be obscured by another home. 2nd-Tier Oceanfront Although considered oceanfront, 2nd-tier oceanfront lots are shaped like the ivory keys on a piano with the narrow end facing the ocean. Dunes may obstruct ocean views may or may not have direct beach access. Oceanfront No other property/lot between the home and the beach.
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