Alternate Name(s):
ST. SIMONS ISLAND
Type:
Year Established:
1811
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Saint Simons GA 2016 - Tag (3) copy.jpg (3.97 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2016
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
ST. SIMONS SOUND
Latitude:
31° 8.02'
Longitude:
81° 23.35'
City / Town:
BRUNSWICK
U.S. State:
Georgia
Location County:
GLYNN
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1872
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK/IRON
Tower Foundation:
TABBY
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
104
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
100
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1872
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE (1890), ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, GAZEBO
OPTICS
Current Optic:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017