Lighthouse · Ocracoke, North Carolina
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Built in 1823, Ocracoke is the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina and the second oldest in the country. The squat whitewashed brick tower rises 75 ft (23 m) above the village and shows a fixed white light rather than a flash. It marked the once-busy Ocracoke Inlet, the main colonial route into Pamlico Sound.
Open in the viewer from Ocracoke ferry dock →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1823 |
| Height | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Light | F W |
| Position | 35.1090°N, 75.9860°W |
| From Ocracoke ferry dock | 632 m (2,073 ft), bearing 172° S |
| Source | NOAA ENC US5NC2EO; Curated (NOAA AWOIS / NC DMF / NPS) |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Ocracoke ferry dock, 632 m (2,073 ft) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
Further reading: Ocracoke Light on Wikipedia.
Point your phone at the real thing. The CoastFinder app draws this lighthouse over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Ocracoke, with its distance and height, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- Howard ReefShoal · 0.3 m · 4.6 km
- Ocracoke IslandIsland · 5.6 km
- Ocracoke Inlet BarShoal · 3 m · 6.8 km
- Ayers RockReef · 1.2 m · 6.9 km
- AlbatrossShipwreck · 3 m · 7.0 km
- LongbayShipwreck · 5.7 m · 7.7 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.