Outer Banks Lighthouses

Make sure to check out the historic village as well.

Outer banks lighthouses. Theyre kind of like the guardian angels of the outer banks. Digi mag winter. 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. Spanning from corolla to ocracoke island there are a total of five different lighthouses on the outer banks a chain of barrier islands located just off the coast of north carolina.

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. Outer banks lighthouses and life saving stations. At just 65 ft.

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 cape hatteras lighthouse is normally open from the third friday in april through columbus day in october. Today one of the popular pastimes is visiting these historic lighthouses. Climbing hours are 9 am to 430 pm daily.

Traveling straight from currituck beach lighthouse to. 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. However visitors to historic downtown manteo will have no problem spotting the small lighthouse that jets out 40 yards into the roanoke sound. Visiting the outer banks lighthouses was my favorite part of our trip to the north carolina coast this past summer.

For more than two centuries lighthouses have guarded the outer banks coast and always guided the way. Outer banks lighthouses are powerful structures whose flashing lights helped save the lives of countless sailors as they made their way to the north carolina coast. 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. 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.

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. You can even climb to the tops of many of them currituck light bodie island lighthouse and.