Ocracoke Light
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Ocracoke Lighthouse and Silver Lake from Ocracoke National Park Museum, June 2007

Ocracoke Light
Ocracoke Island Light
Location:	Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	35°06′32.2″N 75°59′9.6″W / 35.108944, -75.986
Characteristic:	continuous flash 220 stairs
Admiralty number:	J2408
ARLHS number:	USA-561
USCG number:	2-0660

Ocracoke Light was built in the town of Ocracoke, on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina in 1823 by Massachusetts builder Noah Porter. The lighthouse stands 75 feet (23 m) tall. Its diameter narrows from 25 feet (8 m) at the base to 12 feet (3.7 m) at its peak. It is the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina and the second oldest in the United States (the oldest being Sandy Hook Light in New Jersey). During the summer months when there is a U.S. Park Ranger on duty, visitors can enter the base of the lighthouse, but climbing is not allowed.

External links

U.S. Coast Guard Archive

• The Ocracoke Lighthouse, National Park Service
• Ocracoke Lighthouse at Lighthouse Friends
• Photos & History of the Ocracoke Lighthouse
• Ocracoke Lighthouse Video Tour

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