Cape Lookout Light Station
National Register of Historic Places

Cape Lookout Light Station

Core Banks, Carteret County, North Carolina
Listed
October 17, 1972
Type
Structure
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72000097

About this property

The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a 163-foot-high lighthouse located on the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina. It flashes every 15 seconds and is visible at least 12 miles out to sea and up to 19 miles. It is one of the very few lighthouses that operate during the day. It became fully automated in 1950. The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is the only such structure in the United States to bear the checkered daymark, intended not only for differentiation between similar light towers, but also to show direction. The center of the black diamonds points in a north-south direction, while the center of the white diamonds points east-west.

Location

Core Banks, Carteret County, North Carolina
34.62356, -76.52486

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONCOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Cape Lookout Village Historic District
Listed
0.7 mi
Cape Lookout Coast Guard Station
Industrial
1.6 mi
Gibbs House
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9.9 mi
Fort Macon
Early Republic
10.1 mi
Carteret County Home
Industrial
10.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Capture of Fort Macon (North Carolina)
1862Civil War
9.3 mi
Siege of Fort Macon
1862Civil War
10.5 mi
Capture of Fort Macon — Naval Bombardment
1862Civil War
10.6 mi
Fort Macon — Opening Investment
1862Civil War
10.8 mi
Fort Macon Siege (March-April 1862)
1862Civil War
10.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Cape Lookout Light Station listed on the National Register?

Cape Lookout Light Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Cape Lookout Light Station?

Cape Lookout Light Station is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cape Lookout Light Station?

The period of significance for Cape Lookout Light Station is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1859.

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