North Carolina’s Lighthouses

By: McKayla Chambers, Allie Barker, Nathan Dunn, and Taylor Yarborough

Bodie Lighthouse

Bodie Lighthouse is located on Bodie Is land . It is black and white and it ’ s s ignal distance goes as far as 19 nautical miles . The f irst t ime it was built was in 1872. It was rebuil t 3 t imes . The l ighthouse is st i l l in operation. You can’t go ins ide it now because a family owns it .

Cape Lookout !!

Cape Lookout is 165 feet tall. The lighthouse has been up for 150 years. It was built 1859. It is 18 miles at sea. It is located in Carteret County. You can still go inside of it. It is still in operation. The lighthouse has black and white diamonds.

Oak Island

It is 169 feet tall. It was built in 1950. It is black, white and gray . You can see it 21 nautical miles at sea. It is still in operation, but you can’t go inside of it. It is located in Oak Island N.C.

Bald Head Lighthouse It is located on Bald Head Island. Something interesting about it, is that you can get married in it. It is brown and white and made out of cement. It was built in 1818. The lighthouse is 110 feet tall. It is the oldest lighthouse in N.C.

Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is located on Hatteras Island. It has white and black stripes all around it. It was built in 1870. It is 193 feet tall. It is in operation but you can’t go inside of it. The light goes out 19 miles from sea.

Ocracoke Lighthouse

OckracOke LighthOuse is in OcracOke ViLLage. it is in OperatiOn and yOu can gO inside! as yOu can see, it is white and bLack at the tOp. it is 64 feet taLL. it was made in 1820.