Cape Hatteras
The black-and-white spiral on the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
The station
The black-and-white spiral on the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Hatteras is the tallest brick lighthouse in America, and the reason more ships aren't wrecked here.
Signal
name Cape Hatteras pattern Fl 7.5s (white) range 20 mi fog none (quiet coast) watch keepers, third generation
When to watch
Storm season. When the Gulf Stream and the Labrador current meet, the water does things no chart can predict.