Carteret County, United States
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Carteret County, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Cape Lookout Lighthouse stands on the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina, in Carteret County. Built in 1859, it rises 163 feet (about 49 m) and flashes every 15 seconds, visible up to 19 miles at sea. It is one of very few lighthouses in the United States that operate during the day, and it became fully automated in 1950. It is the only U.S. lighthouse to bear a checkered daymark, whose diamond pattern also indicates direction: the centers of the black diamonds point north-south, and those of the white diamonds point east-west.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
- Height
- 49 m
- Place
- Carteret County, United States
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