Nags Head in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bodie Island Light Station
Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 2, 2011
1. Bodie Island Light Station Marker
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected 2003.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 35° 49.126′ N, 75° 33.878′ W. Marker is in Nags Head, North Carolina, in Dare County. It can be reached from Bodie Island Lighthouse Road 0.9 miles east of North Carolina Highway 12. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nags Head NC 27959, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: All for Safe Passage (within shouting distance of this marker); Bodie Island Lighthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Hunter's Paradise (approx. 0.2 miles away); Giant Bluefin Tuna (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gateway to the Atlantic (approx. 1.9 miles away); Life on the Edge (approx. 6.2 miles away); Roanoke Island (approx. 6.8 miles away); Battle of Roanoke Island (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nags Head.
Other markers no longer nearby. Bodie Island Lighthouse (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it);
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Bodie Island Lighthouse. Web page from LighthouseFriends.com (Submitted on September 11, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A..)
2. Bodie "Body" Island Lighthouse. Web page includes historical data and travel information. (Submitted on September 11, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A..)
Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 2, 2011
2. Bodie Island Light Station Marker
Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 2, 2011
3. Bodie Island Light Station
Photographed by Mary Blackburn, August 27, 2022
4. Bodie Island Light Station staircase
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 882 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. 4. submitted on October 8, 2022. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
