Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina and is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. [2][3][4] 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.

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a branch of the Labrador Current from Canada. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals.

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the biggest and baddest when it comes to reputation. It’s the most recognized, most represented beacon in art and photography in the world. It was built 198 feet tall to cast a sweeping light visible for more than sixteen miles in every direction.

2023年4月6日 · Since 1870, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse-the tallest brick lighthouse in North America-has protected one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a …

Lighthouse tower at Cape Hatteras station (HABS NC-357) NPS/HDP. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is located near Buxton, North Carolina. It was completed in 1870. The lighthouse has an approximately 21-foot tall octagonal base, built of brick with stone quoins. It rests on a four-step stone plinth and capped with a stone cornice.

The original Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, a ninety-foot-high sandstone tower, housed a collection of eighteen whale oil lamps set in fourteen-inch reflectors, but still it wasn’t visible beyond the shoals.

2024年7月30日 · The 198-foot-tall Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is North Carolina’s tallest lighthouse. It’s the tallest lighthouse in the U.S. Along with its height, this Outer Banks lighthouse is famous for its iconic spiral white and black stripes.

2025年1月29日 · Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The tallest brick lighthouse in the U.S., it protected one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Extending about 14 miles offshore from Cape Hatteras are the shallow, shifting Diamond Shoals, a hazard to near-shore navigation.

2024年7月26日 · Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Hatteras Island is arguably the most well-known of them all. Known for its distinctive black-and-white spiral stripes, this iconic lighthouse is the tallest brick lighthouse in America.

2024年6月3日 · The Cape Hatteras Light Station is located in Buxton, North Carolina, roughly in the middle of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The seashore protects parts of three barrier islands — Bodie Island, Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island …