Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina originally established in 1802, with the present lighthouse completed in 1870 and physically relocated once, in 1999, due to coastal erosion.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by the National Park Service
- …dates from 1870
- …stands 210 feet (64 metres) tall
- Description: lighthouse in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as“Cape Hatteras Light Station”“Cape Hatteras Lighth”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buxton and Frisco.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
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Latitude
35.25054° or 35° 15′ 2″ north
Longitude
-75.52882° or 75° 31′ 44″ west
Open location code
87767F2C+6F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = maritime
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cape Hatteras Lighthouse” goes by many names.
منارة كيب هاتيراسArabic
Faro de Cabo HatterasCatalan
מגדלור כף האטרסHebrew
ハッテラス岬灯台Japanese
Маяк мыса ХаттерасRussian
Маяк ХаттерасRussian
ХаттерасRussian
Cape Hatteras fyrSwedish
Маяк мису ГаттерасUkrainian
Ngọn hải đăng Cape HatterasVietnamese
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