Jeff Routzahn

Photos from the trip

Outer Banks

Currituck Beach Light

Corolla, North Carolina

Its real signal — watch it blink

Fl W 20s — one white flash every 20 seconds

One full cycle: 20 seconds.

Built
1875
First lit
1875
Height
162 ft
Focal plane
158 ft above water
Status
Still burning
Visited
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The last brick lighthouse built on the Outer Banks, and the only one left unpainted — raw red brick, all 162 feet. It closed the gap in the chain of lights between Bodie Island and Cape Henry. A single white blink every 20 seconds still marks the northern curve of the Banks.