What is the closet lighthouse accessible by car to Emerald Isle?
The closest lighthouse to Emerald Isle is Cape Lookout. It can only be gotten to by passenger ferries out of Beaufort, Morehead City or Harker’s Island. Morehead is about 20 minutes from Emerald Isle. The next closest one it Oak Island in Southport. It is just south of Wilmington. You can drive right up to it. There is also Bald Head Island that you can reach by passenger ferry out of Southport. It takes you to the Village of Bald Head Island and you can walk to the lighthouse from the ferry landing.
The closest lighthouse to Emerald Isle is Cape Lookout. It can only be gotten to by passenger ferries out of Beaufort, Morehead City or Harker’s Island. Morehead is about 20 minutes from Emerald Isle. The next closest one it Oak Island in Southport. It is just south of Wilmington. You can drive right up to it. There is also Bald Head Island that you can reach by passenger ferry out of Southport. It takes you to the Village of Bald Head Island and you can walk to the lighthouse from the ferry landing.
