This physical cache container
IS NOT
at the posted coordinates
For the coordinates needed to locate this Duck-Walk Geocache container just click the link below and provide the key word which is the name of the town: Duck.
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This Geocache is one of several containers of various sizes hidden near a multi-use path in the Town of Duck, NC. The Town of Duck does not allow public street parking which means a 4 hour walk or 50 minute bicycle ride along the 9 mile round trip is required to locate all 31.
You will be near U.S. Army Corps of Engineer property. No need to be more than a foot or two off the paved path. PLEASE NOTE: there is a reason those warning signs are posted.
Parking coordinates are provided near the center of the cache series since The Town of Duck does not allow parking along any of its roads and Town Police enforce the "No Parking" policy. There may be places to park near several cache locations along the route depending on the time of day and the total local population but none are guaranteed and permission to park there has not been granted. Please at all times be alert to nearby traffic as several caches are in a downtown business area and some are close to a very busy roadway. You should also be alert for Muggles at virtually all hours.
Please remember to close container lids and replace each in its secured position. Also, stealth is of the utmost importance here all year long and is especially essential during the summer tourist season. Keep in mind that if your search activities are observed by any Muggles (and there will be many at all hours of the day) this cache is certain to wander off.
The nearby Duck Field Research Facility pier was established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1977. A number of ongoing projects there include studies to improve emergency response to cyclones, a coastal flood hazard analysis for FEMA and nearshore ocean depth (bathymetry) surveys and developing new technology that will help researchers better predict how hurricanes and nor'easters change our beaches.
Duck weather, generally mild with few if any extreme temperature variations, helps make this area a pleasant Geocache destination. One reason is that the Gulf Stream, just 50 miles offshore, affects the climate. Its warm water eddies help keep winter air temperatures moderate. The result is lovely weather most of the year with wintertime highs reaching the mid-50s coupled with lows in the 30s or 40s. Summer temperatures exceeding the mid 80s do happen but are rare.
Duck Monthly Averages
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Precipitation |
4.3" |
3.4" |
4.0" |
2.8" |
4.0" |
3.5" |
4.5" |
5.4" |
4.5" |
3.6" |
3.0" |
3.1" |
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Wind Speed mph |
14 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
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Please park only at designated parking locations. Town officials granted permission for this cache placement. If you enjoyed the hunt and have time it might not hurt to stop by Town Hall or the Police Department and thank them for allowing this placement.