Type:
Year Established:
1848
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Biloxi MS TAT 2007.jpeg (330.68 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2007
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Mississippi Sound
Latitude:
30° 39.46'
Longitude:
88° 90.15'
City / Town:
Biloxi
U.S. State:
Mississippi
Location County:
Harrison
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1848
Tower Construction Material:
Brick encased by cast iron
Tower Foundation:
Brick
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
62.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
48
Tower Shape:
Conical
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Victorian
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Brick
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Fifth Order, Fresnel
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later Fifth Order, Fresnel
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017