How tall is the lighthouse?
193.20 feet from the ground to the peak of the lighthouse 198.49 feet from the ground to the top of the lightning rod 192.2 feet is the focal height (mean sea level to light) 208.0 feet above mean sea level at the OLD lighthouse site. 210.01 feet above mean sea level at the NEW lighthouse site. The lower gallery is 165 ft ½ inch above sidewalk level (at the inner edge-it slopes for drainage) – roughly the same as a 12 story building. It is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States. Also, according to the National Maritime Preservation Initiative and F. Ross Holland, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse “…still may be the tallest brick lighthouse in the World.
