Croatan Light

Year Established:
1860
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-22-76
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Between Croatan & Albemarle Sounds
Latitude:
35° 56.46'
Longitude:
75° 46.5'
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Croatan Light
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1860
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
IRON SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40
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:
1860

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1860
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018