There is no physical cache to find at the posted coordinates. This is a virtual cache and requires nothing more than a picture of you, your GPS, or a thumbs up with the lighthouse at the posted coordinates
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is known as a first order lighthouse, which means it has the largest of seven Fresnel lens sizes. With a 20-second flash cycle (on for 3 seconds, off for 17 seconds), the light can be seen for 18 nautical miles. The beacon comes on automatically every evening at dusk and ceases at dawn. To distinguish the Currituck Beach Lighthouse from other regional lighthouses, its exterior was left unpainted and was the last major brick lighthouse built on the Outer Banks.
Lighthouse Facts
Number of steps: 220 Height to focal plane of lens: 158 feet
Height to top of roof: 162 feet
Number of bricks: approximately one million
Thickness of wall at base: 5 feet 8 inches
Thickness of wall at parapet: 3 feet
Logging Requirement - You must take a picture of yourself, your GPS/phone or a thumbs up with the lighthouse. You don't have to enter the lighthouse. You don't have to show your face, but a part of you has to be in the picture with the lighthouse to count. This is the one and only requirement to log this cache. I will not hesitate to delete any logs not accompanied by the required image.
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.