North Carolina Cape Lookout Lighthouse

This was my second visit to the cape lookout lighthouse i still haven t climbed it.

North carolina cape lookout lighthouse.

Thus time it was closed. I was very disappointed last time as i visited in april three years ago and found that it is only open for climbing from memorial day to labor day. It became fully automated in 1950. The lighthouse is open for climbing on wednesday sunday from mid may to mid september.

Horse watching shelling fishing birding camping lighthouse climbing and touring historic villages there s something for everyone at cape lookout. 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. Closed for covid. North carolina open thread for september 6 2020 277th weekly edition this is a weekly feature of north carolina blue.

In 1804 congress authorized a lighthouse at cape lookout and in february 1805 a four acre plot of land was deeded to the government by joseph fulford and elijah piggot. The cape lookout lighthouse is the only such structure in the united states to bear the. Built in 1859 the cape lookout lighthouse is located on the cape lookout national seashore. It is one of the very few lighthouses that operate during the day.

There is a light station visitor center and keeper s quarters which now serves as a museum giving visitors a glimpse into the lives of lighthouse keepers and surfmen of the u s. Explore the undeveloped islands of cape lookout. Getting construction for the lighthouse underway took some time though and it wasn t until 1812 that the first cape lookout lighthouse was completed at a cost of 20 678 54.