OBX: Lighthouses

Four lights, four ends of the beach

Five lighthouses guard a hundred miles of barrier island and each one has a town around it. Currituck's red brick at the top in Corolla. Bodie Island's stripes south of Nags Head. Cape Hatteras in Buxton, the tallest in the country, moved half a mile inland in 1999 and still standing where it landed. Ocracoke's white tower at the end of the ferry. Roanoke Marshes on the Manteo waterfront, which the history club covers.

People plan Outer Banks trips around the lights and then book a house with no idea which one they are near. The listings that name the lighthouse were written by someone who knew you would ask.

Eight homes, five managers

Twiddy, Sun Realty, Resort Realty, Midgett Realty, Ocracoke Island Realty, all with their own booking sites. Two homes for Currituck, two for Bodie Island, three for Cape Hatteras, one for Ocracoke. One listing in Buxton says it overlooks the lighthouse's original location before the move. Another says nights basked in the light of the nearby lighthouse, which is either poetry or a fact about the windows.

Before you promise the kids

Currituck and Bodie Island climb seasonally. Cape Hatteras climbing depends on the restoration schedule. Ocracoke does not climb. The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society keeps the current answers, and the page links them.

Who should own this

The Lighthouse Society. They have the audience that plans by the lights and no page that turns it into a stay.

For the managers

Every link carries a tag. Check dates sends the guest's dates and party size to you and opens your page. Changes: hello@stayclubs.com, same day.

Four lights, four ends of the beach, one page.

Facts on the club page are what each manager's listing states, checked September 2026.

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