Light Station

Light Station: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Light Station

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Light Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.10799, -75.98578. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Light Station

• Ocracoke Lighthouse · fort · Hyde · ~0 km · Must-see
• Ocracoke Island · river spot · Hyde · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~34 km · Must-see
• Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum · museum · Dare · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras · beach · Dare · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras Light Station · attraction · Dare · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse · beach · Virginia · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout National Seashore · sanctuary · Carteret · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Hyde · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~60 km · Must-see
• Double Keepers' Quarters · fort · Hyde · ~0 km
• Generator House · fort · Hyde · ~0 km
• Emory and Irma Midgette iFoster House · fort · Hyde · ~0 km
• Ocracoke Assembly of God Church · church · Hyde · ~0 km
• Ocracoke Historic District · fort · Hyde · ~1 km
• Ocracoke Watermen's Exhibit · museum · Hyde · ~1 km
• Thurston House Inn · fort · Hyde · ~1 km

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• Cape Lookout Village Historic District · viewpoint · Carteret · ~93 km
• Cape Lookout Road · viewpoint · Carteret · ~94 km
• Cape Lookout Coast Guard Station (Historical) · viewpoint · Carteret · ~94 km
• Pocosin Overlook · viewpoint · Washington · ~101 km
• First Grass · viewpoint · Hyde · ~2 km
• Second Grass · viewpoint · Hyde · ~3 km
• First Hammock Hills · viewpoint · Hyde · ~6 km
• Parkers Hill · viewpoint · Hyde · ~11 km
• Knoll Cedars · viewpoint · Hyde · ~11 km

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