Near Hatteras: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and other places to visit
Each year, some 2.7M people go to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. All of it lies outside: 4 places within 40 miles, none inside Hatteras. Look for 2 national seashores, a lighthouse and a museum. Further afield lies Wright Brothers National Memorial, at 54 mi.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Lighthouse in North Carolina, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
The list reaches out to Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, 29 mi away.
Orange: Hatteras. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Hatteras
Look within 60 miles for all 8.
2Wright Brothers National Memorial
Located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.
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5Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Historic site which commemorates Roanoke Colony.
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8Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hatteras → · Hatteras’ history →
Photo credits
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: Henryhartley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wright Brothers National Memorial: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Cape Hatteras National Seashore: Vbofficial, Public domain · Bodie Island Light: RyanGRodgers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0 · Jockey's Ridge State Park: Zach Rudisin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Lookout National Seashore: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 · Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station: Elizabeth from burlington, CC BY 2.0
