Outer Banks Lighthouses

Make sure to check out the historic village as well.

Outer banks lighthouses. Even though im a north carolina native ive spent very little time in the outer banks and i had never actually set foot inside a lighthouse before this trip. Perhaps that is why these sentinels among. Generations of seaborne travelers and mariners have sought the comfort of these beacons reassuring light as they navigated the perilous channels and shoals that mark the graveyard of the atlantic. Visiting the outer banks lighthouses was my favorite part of our trip to the north carolina coast this past summer.

Climbing hours are 9 am to 430 pm daily. The ocracoke island lighthouse may not be the most imposing of the outer banks lighthouses but as north carolinas oldest lighthouse in operation and the second oldest in the united states it is certainly one of the most beloved. Traveling straight from currituck beach lighthouse to. For more than two centuries lighthouses have guarded the outer banks coast and always guided the way.

From the tallest brick lighthouse on the continent to a replica of a lighthouse lost to the sound each of the five magnificent lighthouses on the outer banks are unique and beautiful. Today one of the popular pastimes is visiting these historic lighthouses. Tall it is by far the smallest lighthouse on the outer banks but it still towers over the 4 square miles of ocracoke village and its beacon. Digi mag winter.

You can even climb to the tops of many of them currituck light bodie island lighthouse and. Serving as both as an educational landmark and connection to our coasts unparalleled maritime history a visit to the obx isnt complete without a lighthouse tour. The gift shop here was the best of all the lighthouses we visited bodie islandcape hatterascape lookout and blew away the others based on pricing and a huge selection of all outer banks lighthouses therefore the people where nice the gift shop was nice and the lighthouse was amazing as well as the views. The cape hatteras lighthouse is normally open from the third friday in april through columbus day in october.

Outer banks lighthouses and life saving stations. At just 65 ft. Theyre kind of like the guardian angels of the outer banks. However visitors to historic downtown manteo will have no problem spotting the small lighthouse that jets out 40 yards into the roanoke sound.

Marshes lighthouse is often one of the most overlooked of the outer banks lighthouses simply because of its small stature limited visibility and remote location tucked away at the quiet east end of the manteo waterfront. Its possible to visit all five in one single day but it would take some swift driving and you wouldnt be able to spend a lot of time at each landmark.