Driving Distance
New Orleans, LA to Cape Lookout
📍 New Orleans, LA → 🏖️ Cape Lookout, North Carolina, USA
Route Summary
🚗 New Orleans, LA to Cape Lookout by Car
854 miles
Total distance
15h 32m
Estimated drive time
ILM
Nearest airport
💡 Flying into ILM is the closest airport to Cape Lookout. Allow extra time during peak season (Jun–Sep).
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🌡️ Water Temperature at Cape Lookout
Water at Cape Lookout right now: 25°C (Jun). Peak: 28°C in Jul.
Visit Planning
📅 Best Time to Drive to Cape Lookout
Jan
OK
Feb
OK
Mar
OK
Apr
OK
May
OK
Jun
Best
Jul
Best
Aug
Best
Sep
Best
Oct
OK
Nov
OK
Dec
OK
Best months from New Orleans, LA: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Know Before You Go
🛟 Conditions at Cape Lookout
⛑️
Lifeguards
Not Available
🌊
Rip Current
High
🪼
Jellyfish Season
June, July, August
✈️
Airports
ILM, MYR, ORF
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144miles2h 37mdrive
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→📍 Washington, DC297miles5h 24mdrive
→📍 Philadelphia, PA376miles6h 50mdrive
→📍 Jacksonville, FL421miles7h 39mdrive
→📍 New York, NY443miles8h 3mdrive
→📍 Atlanta, GA453miles8h 14mdrive
→📍 Orlando, FL508miles9h 14mdrive
→📍 Tampa, FL579miles10h 32mdrive
→📍 Boston, MA611miles11h 7mdrive
→📍 Detroit, MI638miles11h 36mdrive
→📍 Miami, FL650miles11h 49mdrive
→📍 Chicago, IL783miles14h 14mdrive
→📍 Houston, TX1,150miles20h 55mdrive
→📍 Dallas, TX1,170miles21h 16mdrive
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