Cape Lookout Lighthouse
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| Location: | Cape Lookout (North Carolina) |
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| Construction: | brick |
| Year first lit: | 1859 |
| Automated: | 1950 |
| Tower shape: | Conical tower |
| Height: | 169 feet |
| Range: | 19 statue miles |
| Characteristic: | 15-second flash cycle |
The current Cape Lookout Lighthouse is the second lighthouse that has stood at this location, and is nearly identical to the Bodie Island Lighthouse modeled after it. The Cape Lookout Light is the only lighthouse in the United States to bear the checkered daymark, intended not only for differentiation between similar light towers, but also to show direction. The black diamonds point in a north-south direction, while the white diamonds point east-west.
The lighthouse is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore and can only be accessed by private ferry.
