Gull Shoal

Year Established:
1891
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
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Photo Date:
1889
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives

LOCATION

Location:
Pamlico Sound
Latitude:
35° 21.6'
Longitude:
75° 57.3'
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

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

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1891
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
48
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
48
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1891

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1891
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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