vote

660 Views Share:

The Lighthouses of The Outer Banks

Art list created by TrekMedic

Add image to section

Bodie Island Lighthouse

Located in Nags Head, Dare County, it's horizontal black-and-white stripes are unique to the OBX lighthouses.
The lighthouse has been rebuilt twice, the last demolition coming during the Civil War

Add image to section

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Located in Buxton, Dare County, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, with it's distinctive barber pole striping, is one of the most popular and beautiful lighthouses in the United States.

Add image to section

Cape Lookout Lighthouse

Located in Cape Lookout, Carteret County, it is nearly identical in design to the lighthouses in Cape Hatteras and Currituck. It's signature black-and-white diamond-shaped pattern is unique to OBX lighthouses.

Add image to section

Currituck Lighthouse

Located in Corolla, Currituck County, this all-brick lighthouse has the distinction of having never been painted.

Add image to section

Oak Island

Located in Caswell Beach, Brunswick County, this 158' tower is made from tri-colored concrete.

Add image to section

Ocracoke Lighthouse

Located in Ocracoke, Hyde County, this 75' all-white structure is the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina.

Add image to section

Old Baldy Lighthouse

Located in Southport, Brunswick County, and officially named "Bald Head Lighthouse," it sits across the Cape Fear River from the Oak Island. Due to it's isolated location and and size (110'), it hasn't been in service since the late 1930s. Originally stucco over brick, it's patchwork façade is due to decades of poor maintenance.

Add image to section

Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

As little is known about the original lighthouse, this replica is located at the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum in Manteo, Dare County.

Voters of this art list - View all

Lighthouses have long been recognized by seafaring navigators as warning beacons against shoreline hazards, such as danger coastal waters, reefs and rocks, as well as markers for the entry into safe harbors. Usually painted to standout against the shoreline, these towers are often recognized by their black-and-white swirls and shapes. Some of the most beautiful, and well-visited, in the US are located along the Outer Banks shore communities of North Carolina.