The Ocracoke Lighthouse is located in Ocracoke Village at the southern end of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The lighthouse is not open for climbing, but the base of the lighthouse is open with limited hours during the summer months. Check at the Ocracoke Discovery Center for hours. The street address is

Mar 1, 2021 · It is the oldest working lighthouse in North Carolina, and the second oldest working lighthouse in the nation! Unique among the Outer Banks lighthouses, Ocracoke is an inlet light rather than a coastal light. Its job is to guide ships safely through Ocracoke Inlet.

Ocracoke Light is the oldest operating light station in North Carolina and the second oldest lighthouse still standing in the state. The lighthouse was automated in 1955. During the summer months when there is a U.S. National Park Ranger on …

Aug 11, 2024 · Ocracoke Light Station was one of the first lighthouses authorized for the state of North Carolina. Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest remaining lighthouse structure on the North Carolina coast. It continues to warn mariners of hazardous Ocracoke Inlet.

Built by hand in 1823, the Ocracoke Lighthouse celebrated its 200 th birthday in 2023! It is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in North Carolina and the second oldest in the nation. It shines with 8,000 candlepower and can be seen up to 14 miles offshore.

Dec 5, 2024 · Three separate deliveries of construction equipment associated with the lifting of the Double Keepers’ Quarters at the Ocracoke lighthouse are scheduled to occur the week of Dec. 9. During the deliveries, Lighthouse Road—between approximately Loop Road and Martha Jane Lane—will be closed for up to 30 minutes.

It is the oldest functioning lighthouse in North Carolina and the second oldest lighthouse still in service in the United States. A wooden picket fence encloses the station, and several historic live oak and eastern red cedar, and two bald cypress trees survive in the landscape near the dwelling.

Sep 7, 2022 · The Ocracoke Light Station site, managed by the National Park Service, is in the heart of the village along Lighthouse Road. The site includes Ocracoke Lighthouse, Double Keepers’ Quarters, Carpenter’s Shop, Store House, Cisterns, Privy, Oil …

Ocracoke Light Station is located on Ocracoke Island within Cape Hatteras National Seashore (the Seashore). The Ocracoke Lighthouse was built in 1823 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is the oldest functioning lighthouse in North Carolina and the second oldest lighthouse still in service in the United States.

In this NOAA photo the board walk access to Ocracoke Lighthouse runs along the fence from the road (lower right corner) to the lighthouse (upper left corner). The red-roofed building is the Keepers Quarters, but it and the entire property is off limits to visitors.