Type:
Year Established:
1831
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Cat Island MS NA 26-lg-35-44-2015-001-ac.jpg (971.87 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Cat Island
Latitude:
30° 13.60'
Longitude:
89° 9.40'
City / Town:
GULFPORT
U.S. State:
Mississippi
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1938
Year Tower Established:
1831 (conical), 1871
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Tower Foundation:
Screwpile with Platform
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
45.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40
Tower Shape:
Square
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1871
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later Fifth Order, Fresnel
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018