Oak Island Range Lights

Year Established:
1866
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Cape Fear River
Latitude:
33° 53.24'
Longitude:
78° 1.36'
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Oak Island Range Lights
  2. Oak Island Range Lights
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1894.07.31
Year Tower Established:
1866
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
45 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38 Feet
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1866

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
4th Order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1866
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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