Welcome to Cape Lookout ...
Cape Lookout is located in Carteret County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cape Lookout, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Cape Lookout is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Cape Lookout lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Cape Lookout: 252
Communities near Cape Lookout ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cape Lookout.
- Morehead City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaufort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knoll Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knoll Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Shores
- Pine Knoll Shores is located in Carteret County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knoll Shores <3>
- Harkers Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harkers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkers Island
- Harkers Island is located in Carteret County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harkers Island <3>
- Gloucester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
- Gloucester is located in Carteret County
- Marshallberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Straits
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Carteret County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
- Otway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cape Lookout. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cape Lookout.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cape Lookout. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cape Lookout.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cape Lookout. See our Newspapers Page for Cape Lookout.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Lookout ...
Looking for more information about Cape Lookout? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cape Lookout, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cape Lookout.
Adding Cape Lookout to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cape Lookout in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cape Lookout was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cape Lookout post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cape Lookout.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Carteret, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cape Lookout - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |