Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white spiral-striped beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned as one of the tallest and most iconic brick lighthouses in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Hatteras Lighthouse canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brick lighthouse
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | conical tower ⓘ |
| automated | 1936 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Dare County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStructureCompletionYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| currentUse | active aid to navigation ⓘ |
| focalHeight |
about 190 feet
ⓘ
about 57 meters ⓘ |
| foundation | granite and timber foundation ⓘ |
| hasFeature | interior spiral staircase ⓘ |
| height |
about 198 feet
ⓘ
about 63 meters ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flash every 7.5 seconds ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Cape Hatteras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
Outer Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Diamond Shoals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hatteras Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| marking |
black lantern
ⓘ
black-and-white spiral stripes ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Buxton, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | America’s Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the tallest brick lighthouses in the United States
ⓘ
distinctive black-and-white spiral daymark ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| numberOfSteps | about 257 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalConstructionYear | 1803 ⓘ |
| originalLensType | first-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | Cape Hatteras National Seashore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
warning for Diamond Shoals ⓘ |
| range | about 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| relocated | 1999 ⓘ |
| relocationDistance | about 2,900 feet ⓘ |
| relocationReason | shoreline erosion ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier Cape Hatteras Lighthouse built in 1803 ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| towerShape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1870 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.