Cape Lookout Lighthouse
The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a 163-foot-high lighthouse located on the southern Outer Banks of North Carolina. It flashes every 15 seconds and is visible at least 12 miles out to sea and up to 19 miles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harkers Island.
Harkers Island
Photo: DrStew82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harkers Island is a small town of about 1,525 people. It's located in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina, adjacent to the Crystal Coast. The island, as with the rest of the Core Sound area, has strong historical ties to fishing and waterfowling.
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in North Carolina, United States
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Harkers Island Township, Carteret, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.62275° or 34° 37′ 22″ northLongitude
-76.52453° or 76° 31′ 28″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Height
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
8765JFFG+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 727525529OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4459169Wikidata ID
Q4286379
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Cape Lookout Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare du cap Lookout”
- French: “Phare du cap Lookout”
- Italian: “Faro di capo Lookout”
- Portuguese: “Farol do Cabo Lookout”
- Russian: “Маяк мыса Лукаут”
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