Cape Hatteras (North Carolina)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1839 | F W. W18. | USLHE Light List (US): 164 |
| 1849 | F W. W20. | USLHE Light List (US): 177 |
| 1858 | Fl W 15s. W20. fl 6. | LHB Light List (US): 252 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 237 | |
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 241 | |
| 1866 | Fl W 15s. W20. fl 5. | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 244 | |
| 1870 | Fl W 10s. W20. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 256 |
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 326 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 340 | |
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 390 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 409 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 500 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 602 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 621 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 716 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 774 | |
| 1915 | Fl W 6s. W20. fl 1.4. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1104 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1144 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1198 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1314 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1119 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1372 | |
| 1943 | Fl W 10s. W19. fl 1. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2713 |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | Fl W 15s. W20. fl 3. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2713 |
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1907 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2229 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2229 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 167 | |
| 1969-1970 | ||
| 1972 | ||
| 1973-1974 | Fl W 7.5s. W25. | |
| 1976 | Fl W 7.5s. W24. | |
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 270 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 530 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 625 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1839 | 18 Lamps / 14" Refl. | 90 | 95 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 164 |
| 1849 | 15 Lamps / 21" Refl. | USLHE Light List (US): 177 | |||
| 1858 | 1st | 140 | 150 | LHB Light List (US): 252 | |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 237 | ||||
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 241 | ||||
| 1866 | |||||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 244 | ||||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 256 | ||||
| 1878 | 189 | 191 | The base of tower is red to a height of 27 feet; above this, it is colored in spiral bands, alternately black and white. Lantern, dark brown. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 326 | |
| 1879 | The base of tower is red to a height of 27 feet; above this, it is colored in spiral bands alternately black and white. Lantern, dark brown. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 340 | |||
| 1886 | Base of tower, red to a height of 27 feet; above this it is colored in spiral bands, alternately black and white. Lantern, dark-brown. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 390 | |||
| 1888 | Tower colored in spiral bands, alternately black and white. Lantern, black. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 409 | |||
| 1893 | Tower colored in spiral bands, alternately black and white; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 500 | |||
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 602 | ||||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 621 | ||||
| 1905 | Tower colored in spiral bands, alternately black and white; base, red-brick with granite corners; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 716 | |||
| 1908 | Black and white spirally-banded tower; red-brick base, with granite corners; black lantern. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 774 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 200 | Black and white spirally banded tower; red brick base, with granite corners. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1104 | |
| 1917 | 193 | Black and white spirally banded tower; red-brick base, with granite corner. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1144 | ||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1198 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1314 | ||||
| 1931 | 1 iov | Black and white spirally banded tower; red brick base, with granite corner. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1119 | ||
| 1935 | 1 ei | Black and white spirally banded tower; red brick base, with granite corners. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1372 | ||
| 1943 | Dl e | N/A | 166 | Black skeleton tower. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2713 |
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | Dl e | 193 | 191 | Black and white spirally banded tower; red brick base, with granite corners. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2713 |
| 1953-1955 | N/A | Black and white spirally banded tower, red brick base with granite corners. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1907 | ||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2229 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2229 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 167 | ||||
| 1969-1970 | |||||
| 1972-1974 | N/A | ||||
| 1976 | |||||
| 1978 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 270 | ||||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 530 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 625 | ||||
| 2004 | 192 |
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1803 - 1869 (Approximately 600 feet south from original location of 1870 tower.) |
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1870 - 1934 |
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1935 - 1949 (Modern light approximately 1 mile northwest of 1870 tower.) |
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1950 - 1998 (Light restored in 1870 tower.) |
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1999 - Present (1870 tower moved.) |