Ocracoke Island

Type:
Year Established:
1828
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Ocracoke
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2026.05.29
Photo Credit:
Ralph Krugler
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
OCRACOKE INLET/OUTER BANKS
Latitude:
35° 6.5'
Longitude:
75° 59.2'
City / Town:
OCRACOKE
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Location County:
HYDE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
National Park Service
Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Ocracoke Island
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1828
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK W/MORTAR SURFACE
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
75
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
65
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1828
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, 2 STORAGE BUILDINGS

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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Comments:

First day of Service - August 15, 1824

  • The original wooden staircase survived until the 1950's. It was removed by the U.S.C.G. and replaced with the metal one currently in place.
  • Elevation of the Keeper's cottage began in 2024 and is hoped to be completed by 2027. The first floor will be a museum; second floor will serve as a dwelling for National Park Service Rangers.
    • Entered by:
    t.wheeler
    Entered Date:
    Jul 21, 2017