OAK ISLAND NEW

Year Established:
1958
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Julie Lake
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
CAPE FEAR RIVER MOUTH
Latitude:
33° 53.6'
Longitude:
78° 2.1'
City / Town:
CASWELL BEACH
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Location County:
BRUNSWICK
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. OAK ISLAND NEW
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1958
Tower Construction Material:
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
PNEUMATIC/SUB
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
169
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
155
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Keeper's Quarters Style:
FARMHOUSE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
RADIO BEACON

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
DCB 24
Original Optic Type:
DCB 24
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017