Cape Lookout (North Carolina)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1839 | F W. W18. | USLHE Light List (US): 167 |
| 1849 | USLHE Light List (US): 181 | |
| 1858 | F W. W16. | LHB Light List (US): 267 |
| 1860 | F W. W22. | LHB Light List (US): 251 |
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 255 | |
| 1866 | F W. W18. | |
| 1868 | F W. W20. Arc illuminated N. 40 E. by E'd to S. 95 W. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 259 |
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 271 | |
| 1878 | F W. W19. Arc illuminated N. NE. by E'd to W. NW. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 342 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 357 | |
| 1886 | F W. W183/4. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 407 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 427 | |
| 1893 | F W. W181/2. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 504 |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 606 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 625 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 720 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 777 | |
| 1915 | Oc(2) W 10s. W19. ec 1.7, lt 2, ec 1.7, lt 4.6. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1107 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1147 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1201 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1318 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1123 | |
| 1935 | Fl(2) W 15s. W19. fl 2, ec 2, fl 2, ec 9. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1376 |
| 1943 | Fl(2) W 15s. W19, W(dim)12. fl 2, ec 2, fl 2, ec 9. W(dim)0221/2°-180°(1571/2°), W180°-0221/2°(2021/2°). Light distance for dim sector was not specified in light list so it is only a guess. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2718 |
| 1945 | ||
| 1946-1947 | Fl(2) W 15s. W19. fl 2, ec 2, fl 2, ec 9. | |
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1917 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2235 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2235 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 173 | |
| 1969-1970 | ||
| 1972-1974 | ||
| 1976 | Fl(2) W 15s. W18. fl 2, ec 2, fl 2, ec 9. | |
| 1978 | Fl W 15s. W25. | |
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 310 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 575 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 670 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1839 | 15 Lamps / 14" Refl. | 93 | 95 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 167 |
| 1849 | 13 Lamps / 21" Refl | USLHE Light List (US): 181 | |||
| 1858 | 1st | 96 | 104 | Tower painted with white and red horizontal stripes. | LHB Light List (US): 267 |
| 1860 | 150 | 156 | Dwelling-house, painted with white and red horizontal stripes. | LHB Light List (US): 251 | |
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 255 | ||||
| 1866 | 3rd | Old tower, painted with white and red horizontal stripes. | |||
| 1868 | 1st | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 259 | |||
| 1870 | Old tower painted with white and red horizontal stripes. The new tower, from which the light is exhibited, is painted RED. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 271 | |||
| 1878 | The brick tower is painted in checkers, black and white. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 342 | |||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 357 | ||||
| 1886 | Tower, colored in checkers, black and white. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 407 | |||
| 1888 | Tower, colored in checkers, black and white; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 427 | |||
| 1893 | Tower, colored in black and white checkers; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 504 | |||
| 1898 | Tower, colored in black and white diagonal checkers; lantern, black. Detached dwelling. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 606 | |||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 625 | ||||
| 1905 | Tower colored in black and white diagonal checkers; lantern, black. Detached dwelling. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 720 | |||
| 1908 | Black and white diagonally checkered tower; black lantern; detached dwelling. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 777 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 161 | Black and white diagonally checkered tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1107 | |
| 1917 | 169 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1147 | |||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1201 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1318 | ||||
| 1931 | 1 iov | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1123 | |||
| 1935 | 1 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1376 | |||
| 1943 | 1 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2718 | |||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1917 | |||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2235 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2235 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 173 | ||||
| 1969-1970 | |||||
| 1972-1974 | |||||
| 1976 | |||||
| 1978 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 310 | ||||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 575 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 670 | ||||
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Other Signals
| 1927 | None | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1318 |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1123 | |
| 1935 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits gps. of   . |
USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1376 |
| 1943 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 312 kc., groups of dash, dot, dash, dot (). Antenna lead-in 210 feet 324° from lighthouse. |
USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2718 |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | None | |
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1917 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2235 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2235 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 173 | |
| 1969-1970 | ||
| 1972-1974 | ||
| 1976 | ||
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 310 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 575 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 670 | |
| 2004 |
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1812 - 1858 (Approximate location.) |
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1859 - Present |