Pamlico Point Shoal

Type:
Year Established:
1891
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Pamlico Point Shoal
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File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
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LOCATION

Location:
Entrance To Pamlico River
Latitude:
35° 18.4'
Longitude:
76° 27.03'
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Pamlico Point 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:
43.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
43.5
Tower Shape:
Hexagonal
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1891
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood

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

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Comments:

Replaced earlier tower on shore

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