Sullivans Island

Year Established:
1962
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
SOUTH SIDE OF SULLIVANS ISLAND
Latitude:
32° 45'
Longitude:
79° 50'
City / Town:
SULLIVANS ISLAND
U.S. State:
South Carolina
Location County:
CHARLESTON
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Sullivans Island
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1962
Tower Construction Material:
STEEL/ALUMINUM ALLOY SKIN
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
163
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
140
Tower Shape:
TRIANGULAR
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1962
Other Structures:
ELEVATOR IN TOWER

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
DCB 24
Original Optic Type:
DCB 24
Year Original Lens Installed:
1962
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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