Cape Lookout Lighthouse
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse is situated towards the southern end the 56 mile Cape Lookout National Seashore. It stands at 163 feet tall and is unique in that it is one of the few to operate during the day. Its light flashes every fifteen seconds and can be seen 12-19 miles away. The light is also features a unique checkered diamond paint design; the center black diamond indicates north to south and the center white indicates east to west. The light is the second one built here as the first one, completed in 1812, was too short at 96 feet high. The seashore is open year round and the Cape Lookout Light Station Visitor Center and Keepers' Quarters Museum is open during the summer, from about mid-May to mid- September. The entire site consists of the light tower, the keeper's house, the oil house and the coal and wood shed.
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