Type:
Year Established:
1867
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
175_Long_Shoal_NC_CG2.jpg (2.94 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Pamlico Sound
Latitude:
35° 33.23'
Longitude:
75° 42.16'
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1825 (light vessel), 1867
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
IRON SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40 Feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ON SQUARE HOUSE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1867
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
EARLIER STATION INCLUDED 2 KEEPERS, BOATHOUSE, RETORT HOUSE
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1867
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018