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Ocracoke Light

Ocracoke, NC · Active aid to navigation

Grounds only — tower not open

Access source: National Park Service — Lighthouse Climbs page · Checked 2026-11-12 · Source

Owner / operator: National Park Service (Cape Hatteras National Seashore)

The light

LocationOcracoke, NC (Hyde County)
StatusActive aid to navigation (USCG AtoN file)
Light List number660
Light characteristicF W
Height of light above water85 ft (USCG AtoN)
StructureWhite conical tower.
National Register of Historic PlacesListed 11/25/1977 · Reference #77000110
Position35.10897, -75.98602 (federal record; not for navigation)
Coast Guard remarkStructure maintained by the National Park Service.

Sources

USCG AtoN file via NOAA MarineCadastre (USCG NAVCEN data); NPS National Register of Historic Places listed-properties database (nps.gov).

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