Bodie Island Lighthouse

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Bodie Island Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white banded coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships along the treacherous waters of the Atlantic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
lighthouse
associatedWith United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED
automated yes
automationYear 1932
colorPattern black-and-white horizontal bands
constructionMaterial brick
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focalHeight about 156 feet
hasGallery yes
hasKeeperQuarters yes
hasLantern yes
height about 156 feet
keeperQuartersUse visitor center
lensType first-order Fresnel lens
lightCharacteristic flashing white
lightRange approximately 19 nautical miles
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Dare County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Outer Banks NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Cape Hatteras National Seashore NERFINISHED
locatedNear Nags Head, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Oregon Inlet NERFINISHED
locatedOn Bodie Island NERFINISHED
barrier island
managedBy National Park Service
marking alternating black and white bands
nearbyLighthouse Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NERFINISHED
Currituck Beach Lighthouse NERFINISHED
notableFor distinctive black-and-white banded daymark
guiding ships along treacherous waters of the Atlantic
NRHPListingYear 1978
NRHPType contributing property
ocean Atlantic Ocean
offersTours yes
openToPublic yes
originalLensType first-order Fresnel lens
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf system of Outer Banks lighthouses
purpose aid to navigation
guiding ships
region U.S. East Coast NERFINISHED
state North Carolina NERFINISHED
towerShape conical tower
yearCompleted 1872
yearFirstLit 1872
yearLitCurrentTower 1872

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore contains Bodie Island Lighthouse
Outer Banks contains Bodie Island Lighthouse
Atlantic coast of North Carolina hasLandmark Bodie Island Lighthouse