Currituck Beach Lighthouse - North Carolina

1101 Corolla Village Rd, Corolla, NC 27927

On December 1, 1875, the first lighting of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse illuminated this dark space on North Carolina’s dangerous coast. It was the final lighthouse built on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and with an overall tower height of 162 feet, it is one of the tallest beacons in the country.​

Prints & Downloads

Lighthouse Prints

Videos to download

Map

Location

Take NC 12 North from US 158 in Kitty Hawk to Corolla. The lighthouse is visible from the road on your left.

​​Google Maps HERE

History

Congress began discussing the need for a light in the vicinity of Currituck Beach during the 1850s, but it took two decades for a plan to become reality.  The long stretch of shoreline with Cape Henry thirty-four miles to the north and Bodie Island thirty-two miles to the south was unprotected and worrisome, but the construction of a lighthouse was delayed because of the Civil War.

Photography

EASY Access - Parking is available beneath the lighthouse.  Its located in a local public park.

Time of day - There seems to be no better time of day to shoot this lighthouse.  
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LENS - 35mm to 100mm is ideal for the lighthouse, however, you may wish to spend more time on the island doing bird photography.