Lighthouses – Boundless Curiosity

Lighthouses

We have visited many of the Lighthouses on the East Coast of the US. Still more to see.

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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Bodie Island Lighthouse

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Tybee Island Lighthouse

Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

Roanoke River Lighthouse

Oak Island Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Buxton, NC

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is located in the village of Buxton on Hatteras Island which is one of the chain of Barrier Islands along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. It is the tallest brick lighthouse in the US.

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Bodie Island Lighthouse - Nags Head, NC

Bodie Island Lighthouse is located just south of the village of Nags Head on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It guides to and provides warning about the Oregon Inlet between Bodie Island and Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

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Currituck Beach Lighthouse - Corolla, NC

The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is the northern most lighthouse in North Carolina. It is located in Corolla Village on the northern Outer Banks.

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Tybee Island Lighthouse - Georgia

Tybee Island Lighthouse is on Tybee Island, Georgia right outside of Savannah, Georgia.

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Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse - Manteo, NC

The current Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse which is located in Shallowbag Bay in Manteo is a replica of the third lighthouse to carry that same name. The first was constructed in 1877 on the southern end of the Croatan Sound in the village of Wanchese on Roanoke Island.

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Roanoke River Lighthouse - Edenton, NC

The restored Roanoke River Lighthouse now stands proudly in the harbor at Edenton, NC.. The lighthouse first served as a guide for ships navigating the waters of the Albemarle Sound into the Roanoke River and then, after being decommissioned in 1941, was moved by barge across the sound to private land. This is the actual restored Lighthouse that was built in 1886 and restored by the Edenton Historical Commission and then given to the State of North Carolina,

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Oak Island Lighthouse -Oak Island, NC

The lighthouse is situated at the eastern end of Oak Island and is a prominent landmark for mariners approaching the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It was built in 1958 to replace the outdated Bald Head Island Lighthouse which was no longer in use. The Lighthouse has a distinctive black and white exterior. It is a conical tower made of steel and its light has a white flash every 10 seconds and can be seen up to 16 nautical miles from the coast.

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