Type:
Year Established:
1828
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Ocracoke NC 1991 Robert J. Lewis.jpeg (520.19 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1991
Photo Credit:
Robert J. Lewis
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
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
Open to Public:
Yes
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
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017
First day of Service - August 15, 1824