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Cape Hatteras Light Station

Cape Hatteras Light Station is a lighthouse in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Knoll Cedars stands 4 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of the Sea, a museum 0.1 miles away. Outer Banks Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina originally built in 1802 and relocated twice due to coastal erosion. It is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It is the tallest lighthouse in the U.S. from base to tip at 210 feet. The lighthouse's semi-unique pattern makes it easy to recognize and famous. It is often ranked high on lists of most beautiful, and famous lighthouses in the US.

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Dates from 1870.

Wikidata Q2508238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1870
Height
64 m

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service
Step-free access
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.25054, -75.52882

Overlooks nearby

32 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
  • Creeds Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Bare Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Styron Hills: 15.0 mi
  • Scrag Cedars: 19.5 mi
  • The Knoll: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Old Lighthouse Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Bald Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Rodanthe Public Beach Access: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Hatteras Light Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knoll CedarsWSW 249°4 m21.9 mi
Creeds HillWSW 256°3 m3.1 mi
Bare HillWSW 254°3 m8.0 mi
Styron HillsWSW 251°3 m15.0 mi
The KnollWSW 250°3 m21.2 mi
Parkers HillWSW 250°2 m22.2 mi
First Hammock HillsWSW 249°2 m24.6 mi
Scrag CedarsWSW 250°1 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:14
June solstice05:4919:4320:21
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0816:1516:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474954627078818176675851
Precip in4.64.34.24.04.54.85.67.08.15.24.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frisco 2nne, 4 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Cape Hatteras, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 78000266OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/295324032

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