The Official Sign
The official sign greeting you to the Cape Hatteras Light Station in Buxton, North Carolina, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
A View at the Top
Visitors taking in the view of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore from atop the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
A Walk to the Top
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, as onlooker take in the view from atop the lighthouse. The lighthouse has 269 from the base structure to the lens deck at the top. (NPS)
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a branch of the Labrador Current from Canada. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals. Hundreds and possibly thousands of shipwrecks in this area have given it the reputation as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. (NPS)
Lighthouse on the Seashore
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, was built in 1870 and is the world's second tallest brick lighthouse at 198.5 feet. (NPS)
Rising Above the Dunes
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse above the sand dunes and the sea oat grass on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Fun at the Beach
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse over watching the beach on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Hatteras Throught the Sea Oats
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse obscured through the sea oat grass on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach.
Cape Point View
A view of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, from Cape Point on Cape Hatteras Island.
Standing in the Night
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse rising above the trees on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Cape Hatteras & The Milky Way
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as the Milky Way galactic core shines above the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Lighting up the Darkness
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore as the Milky Way floats above the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
A Signal of Safety
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse at night as it shines its light upon the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
