Ocracoke Lighthouse, Hyde County

Built in 1823 and located across the Pamlico Sound, the Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest active lighthouse in North Carolina. The current lighthouse replaced the 55-foot wooden lighthouse, which was struck by lightning in 1818 and burned down. The current house is 76 feet high, and its signal is visible for 14 miles. The house is not open for climbers, but you can visit it daily.

To get to the Lighthouse, I took the ferry. The trip took two hours and 15 minutes, and left off from Cedar Island.

Ocracoke Lighthouse, http://www.ncdot.org/transit/ferry/graphics/lighthouse/ocracoke.jpg, 4/18/08