Cape Lookout, North Carolina
 
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Cape Lookout, North Carolina |
Cape Lookout (German also Cape Lookout ) is the southernmost point of the Outer Banks , a chain of islands off the east coast of the state of North Carolina in the United States of America . The low, sandy chain of islands to which the Cape belongs lies between the Atlantic and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway . The cape denotes the western end of Onslow Bay and the eastern end of Raleigh Bay .
The cape is located in Carteret County , about 18 kilometers southeast of the small town of Beaufort .
Parts of the Outer Banks that border the Cape are part of a national nature reserve, the Cape Lookout National Seashore .
The historic Cape Lookout Lighthouse is located near the cape . It is painted with diamonds instead of the usual striped pattern and is the only lighthouse on the American east coast that also operates during the day.
Coordinates: 34 ° 36 ′ 18 ″ N , 76 ° 32 ′ 10 ″ W.