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
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Pamlico Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ocracoke Pony Pens Viewing Area · 21 mi
- Light Station · 28 mi
32 named places within 25 miles
- Museum of the Sea: 0.1 mi
- Lost Colony Museum and Gifts: 1.2 mi
- Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center: 5.5 mi
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum: 10.4 mi
- Chicamacomico Life Saving Station: 24.1 mi
- 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
- Fish Cleaning Station: 1.0 mi
- Frisco Bathhouse Sandy Bay Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Frisco Hatteras Access: 7.5 mi
- Graveyard Atlantic Museum and Ramp 55: 10.3 mi
- Salvo Day Use Area: 19.8 mi
- America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification: 9.3 mi
- Flagship USS Minnesota: 10.4 mi
- Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War: 10.4 mi
- Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar: 10.4 mi
- Fort Clark: 10.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Cedars | WSW 249° | 4 m | 21.9 mi |
| Creeds Hill | WSW 256° | 3 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bare Hill | WSW 254° | 3 m | 8.0 mi |
| Styron Hills | WSW 251° | 3 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Knoll | WSW 250° | 3 m | 21.2 mi |
| Parkers Hill | WSW 250° | 2 m | 22.2 mi |
| First Hammock Hills | WSW 249° | 2 m | 24.6 mi |
| Scrag Cedars | WSW 250° | 1 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:15 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/295324032
Day trips start here
- Ocracoke · 27 mi
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