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Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina and is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore..

Location - South of Cape Hatteras Point, Outer Banks, Hatteras Island, North Carolina
Coordinates - 35°15′01.92″N 75°31′43.74″W
Constructed - 1803 (original tower)
1870 (current tower)
First lit - 1803 (original tower)
1870 (current tower)
Automated - 1936 (skeleton tower)
1950 (current tower)
Foundation - Granite, timber and rubble (first location)
Reinforced concrete (current location)
Construction - Brick
Tower shape - Conical
Markings - Black and white spiral bands with red brick base with granite corners.
Tower height - 210 feet (64 m)
Focal height - 187 feet (57 m)
Lens - First order Fresnel, 1870 (original),
DCB-224 (1970) (current)
Range - 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic - Flashing white every 7.5 seconds

I was here on April 26, 2021.

Be sure to visit the ring of granite blocks that marks the former site of the lighthouse, as well as the relocated lighthouse and dwellings. From the third Friday in April through Columbus Day, the lighthouse is open for climbing between 9 a.m. and roughly 5 p.m. Tickets to climb the tower can only be purchased on-site for that day and may sell out. The visitor center near the lighthouse and the museum in the keeper's dwelling are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (252) 995-4474 for more information.

The frame and a few remaining prisms from the Fresnel lens formerly used in the lighthouse can be seen at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, located next to the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry landing.

The lighthouse is owned by the National Park Service. Grounds/dwelling open, tower open in season.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29 1978

Access: Car , There is a large parking area.