, CapeA point on a sandy reef off eastern North Carolina southwest of Cape Hatteras. A lighthouse was built here in 1859.
Cape Lookout
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, CapeA point on a sandy reef off eastern North Carolina southwest of Cape Hatteras. A lighthouse was built here in 1859.
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Lookout, Cape, point of a sandy reef (Core Banks), off E N.C., SW of Cape Hatteras. The reef guards the port entrance to Beaufort and Morehead City. A lighthouse on the point was built in 1859 and is included in Cape Lookout National Seashore (see National Parks and Monuments, table).
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IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
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| Location | Outer Banks, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA |
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| Nearest city | Harkers Island, NC |
| Coordinates | 34°36′19″N 76°32′11″W / 34.60528°N 76.53639°WCoordinates: 34°36′19″N 76°32′11″W / 34.60528°N 76.53639°W |
| Area | 28,243.36 acres (114.2968 km2) |
| Established | March 10, 1966 |
| Visitors | 692,857 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
Cape Lookout National Seashore preserves a 56 mile (90 km) long section of the Southern Outer Banks, or Crystal Coast, of North Carolina, USA, running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southeast. Three undeveloped barrier islands make up the seashore - North Core Banks, South Core Banks and Shackleford Banks. The seashore includes two historic villages on Core Banks, Shackleford's wild horses, and the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, which has a black-and-white diamond pattern. A visitors center for the seashore is located on Harkers Island.
The National Park Service, as part of their Centennial Initiative celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016, is planning to rehabilitate the Lighthouse and restore the Cape Lookout and Portsmouth Village Historic Districts.[1]
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History
The National Seashore was authorized on March 10, 1966. It was named a North Carolina Natural Heritage Area on May 23, 1986. The seashore was designated the Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve on June 16, 1986. Near noon on September 9, 2007, Tropical Storm Gabrielle made landfall at this exact point with winds of 60 mph (97 km/h). Damage was light but flooding and beach erosion affected the this lookout.
References
Bibliography
- The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Timblin, Carol (September/October 2008). "A World Away: Getting to North Carolina's Cape Lookout National Seashore is getting away from it all". AAA World (AAA Midatlantic) 10 (5): pp. 26. http://www.aaamidatlantic.com/AAAWorld/Article?id=1080. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
Notes
- ^ Bomar, Mary A. (August 2007). "Summary of Park Centennial Strategies" (PDF). National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/2016/assets/files/Summary-of-Park-Centennial-Strategies.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
External links
- Official NPS website: Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Cape Lookout Studies Program
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