Type:
Year Established:
1848
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
bodieisland.jpeg (1.06 MB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Kraig Anderson
LOCATION
Location:
4 MILES NORTH OF OREGON INLET
Latitude:
35° 49.2'
Longitude:
75° 33.8'
City / Town:
NAGS HEAD
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Location County:
DARE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1872
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK/CAST IRON/STONE
Tower Foundation:
TIMBER/GRANITE/RUBBLE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
156
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
150
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Tower Daymark:
Black and White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1872
Keeper's Quarters Style:
DUPLEX
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
CISTERN, STORAGE BUILDING, OIL HOUSE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1872
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1940
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
Pronounced "Body"