Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Some aerial footage of the Currituck Lighthouse in Corolla NC. It was clouding up for some rain but i did get a short flight in.
Best Attractions & Things to do in Corolla, North Carola NC
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List of Best Things to do in Corolla, North Carolina (NC)
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Whalehead in Historic Corolla
Currituck Beach
Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
Currituck Banks
Wild Horse Museum
Historic Corolla Village
Timbuck II
Historic Corolla Chapel
Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions in Corolla, North Carolina
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The most beautiful places and sight in Corolla.
Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions in Corolla, North Carolina: Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Whalehead in Historic Corolla, Carova Beach, Currituck Beach, Currituck Banks, Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, Wild Horse Museum, Timbuck II, Currituck Outer Banks Visitor's Center, Historic Corolla Village, Historic Corolla Chapel
The Corolla Shipwreck - Oldest in North Carlolina?
This shipwreck is thought to be THE oldest one in North Carolina. That would be older than Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge. This wreck was uncovered from the ocean floor during the winter and recently a group has removed it from the beach to preserve it. Currently it sits at the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, but will be moved to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras. It is believed to be from the mid-1600's.
NC Lighthouses
Visit our state's brightest beacons. Produced by Our State magazine and UNC-TV, with generous support from BB&T. Segment originally aired on 5/4/2005.
Roanoke River Lighthouse | NC Weekend | UNC TV
Edenton, North Carolina's Roanoke River Lighthouse celebrates annual Lighthouse Day on August 7th by opening its doors to the public. The restored lighthouse's history dates back to 1886, when it stood at the mouth of the Roanoke River. Edenton is the Lighthouse's third home, and a careful, hydraulic-assisted move in the Edenton water allows visitors to see how the Lighthouse would have looked like offshore. Visitors can witness the historic reopening on August 7th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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N.C. Lighthouses
From our impromptu trip up the outer banks.
The Lighthouse | Georgia Outdoors
On this episode of Georgia Outdoors; once crucial instruments of navigation, many of Georgia's lighthouses have stood for hundreds of years and today serve as reminders of dedication, ingenuity, and craftsmanship. Host Sharon Collins explores the restored historic lighthouses of Georgia's coast and looks at preservation efforts.
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Spotlight on the OBX: Parks & Playgrounds
The best playground on the Outer Banks is the beach and everything water related, surfing, fishing, bodyboarding, visiting the piers, sandcastles, etc, but sometimes we need a break from the beach (I know, hard to believe) - especially the kiddos - but where to turn for a fun cost-effective, and energy-burning, activity?
Ah, I was hoping you would ask.
How about one of the fabulous parks and playgrounds the OBX has to offer?
Let's spin the Spotlight towards the OBX parks & playgrounds this week. I think you'll be surprised at the variety of fun (and locations) there is to offer. Something for everyone; swings, slides, jungle-gyms, tennis, basketball, skateboarding parks - even the four-legged members of the family have a fun spot...well dog's anyway...there are no ferret parks...yet!
Here are the parks we'll shine the Spotlight on:
Currituck Heritage Park has 39 acres of sound front property. The park is within walking distance to the Whalehead Club, Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education and the Currituck Beach Lighthouse.
Sandy Run in Kitty Hawk includes a 1/4mile interpretive nature walk with elevated boardwalk, canal pedestrian bridge, canoe/kayak docks, picnic shelter, on-site utilities and parking facilities.
Kitty Hawk Skate and Dog Park consists of a skate park, fenced in dog park, playground, and picnic areas with grills.
Hayman Park in Kill Devil Hills is a neighborhood recreation area that includes a picnic area, playground and open field.
Dare County Rec Park is located beside the Kill Devil Hills Water Plant. There are fields for playing baseball, softball and soccer, tennis courts, a playground and a rec center with indoor courts, game rooms, exercise rooms and space for classes.
Aviation Park in Kill Devil Hills includes a path that is ideal for biking, walking and rollerblading, playground equipment and a roller hockey rink.
Barnes Street Park in Nags Head, has plenty of space for all kinds of functions. There is a covered shelter, bathrooms, and a grill for group picnics or cookouts, a playground for children, and open grass space for soccer games or frisbee.
I'll zip it so you can enjoy the tour...
Currituck Lighthouse climb
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and museum
Haterson Bay Lighthouse and museum
A 177 Step Climb to the Top of the Haunted Pensacola Lighthouse, Florida
A sped-up version of my climb to the top of the Pensacola Lighthouse - 177 steps. Check out my other videos including a climb to the top of the historic Cape Hatteras lighthouse.
Music (used by permission): Dennis Duszynski
Roanoke Island Marshes Lighthouse in Manteo, NC
Dare day at the Manteo waterfront on Roanoke Island June 1, 2013
A Pirate Vacation from Manteo to Corolla
Young men enjoy a pirate moment on the Elizabeth 2 - a reproduction sailing ship located in Manteo. Later, one of them finds a pirate ship on the grounds of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla.
Where else have you seen pirate ships on the Outer Banks?
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Tour OBX Outer Banks NC Kitty Hawk
The Outer Banks (also known as OBX) is a 200-mile (320-km) long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States. They cover approximately half the northern North Carolina coastline, separating the Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean.
The Outer Banks is a major tourist destination and is known for its temperate climate and wide expanse of open beachfront. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore has four campgrounds where visitors may camp.
The Wright brothers' first flight in a powered, heavier-than-air vehicle took place on the Outer Banks on December 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills near the seafront town of Kitty Hawk. The Wright Brothers National Monument commemorates the historic flights, and First Flight Airport is a small, general-aviation airfield located there.
The English Roanoke Colony—where the first person of English descent, Virginia Dare, was born on American soil—vanished from Roanoke Island in 1587. The Lost Colony, written and performed to commemorate the original colonists, is the longest running outdoor drama in the United States and its theater acts as a cultural focal point for much of the Outer Banks.
The treacherous seas off the Outer Banks and the large number of shipwrecks that have occurred there have given these seas the nickname Graveyard of the Atlantic. The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is located in Hatteras Village near the United States Coast Guard facility and Hatteras ferry.
Conquering the lighthouse
I climbed up and down the lighthouse it had like 207 stairs my mom filmed this
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Inside Tour ~ Tallest Lighthouse in US America North Carolina Outer Banks
St. Augustine Lighthouse
A Spanish watchtower, built in the late 1500's was the predecessor of the present St. Augustine Lighthouse. St. Augustine is the site of the oldest, permanent aid to navigation in North America. A series of wooden watchtowers evolved into Florida's first lighthouse,. It is likely that some of these early towers held a flame, as is indicated on several archival maps and documents. However, officially the first light in St. Augustine was lit in an existing coquina structure in May of 1824 by Florida's American territorial government. By 1870, this Old Spanish Watchtower as it was known, was threatened by shoreline erosion and the US Congress appropriated $100K for a new tower. Construction began in 1871, and it continued for the next three years. Alabama brick and Philadelphia iron work combined with a new hand-blown, nine-foot-tall, Fresnel lens, from Paris, France. This beacon was installed and lit in October of 1874 by head keeper William Russell and remains one of only a few such operating lenses in the United States. The old tower succumbed to the sea during a storm in 1880. At this time Brev. Major William A. Harn, United States Army (retired) was head keeper. Harn was a veteran of most of the major battles of the Civil War including Fort Sumter and Gettysburg.
The Lighthouse is St. Augustine's oldest surviving brick structure, and today the site is restored to colors and materials used the year 1888.
The St. Augustine Lighthouse rises 165 feet above sea level and contains 219 steps that are climbed by visitors. At the top, the original, first order Fresnel lens still serves the beacon, but today is lit by a 1000 watt bulb, and maintained by the museum and volunteers. The St. Augustine lens consists of 370 hand-cut glass prisms arranged in a beehive shape towering twelve feet tall and six feet in diameter.
Day Trip to See Lighthouses in Virginia
Tried to see as many Virginia Lighthouses in one day as possible. Most are not accessible and you need a boat but we did OK. We saw New and Old Point Comfort and almost saw Cape Charles Light.
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