List of lighthouses in South Carolina facts for kids
This is a list of lighthouses in South Carolina.
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
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Bloody Point Range Front Light | N/A | Daufuskie Island | N/A | 1883 | Never | 1922 (Preserved) |
None | Unknown |
Bloody Point Range Rear Light | N/A | Daufuskie Island | N/A | 1883 (First) 1899 (Last) |
Never | 1922 (Removed) |
None | (Original rear range) |
81 ft (25 m)
Bulls Bay Light | N/A | Charleston County | N/A | 1852 (First) 1900 (Last) |
Never | 1913 (Destroyed) |
None | (First lighthouse) |
44 ft (13 m)
Cape Romain Light (Old) | Cape Romain | 33°01′06.6″N 79°22′26.6″W / 33.018500°N 79.374056°W | 1827 | Never | 1858 | None | 88 ft (27 m) | |
Cape Romain Light (New) | Cape Romain | 33°01′08″N 79°22′25″W / 33.01889°N 79.37361°W | 1858 | 1937 | 1947 | None | 161 ft (49 m) | |
Castle Pinckney Light | Charleston County | 32°46′25.1″N 79°54′39.6″W / 32.773639°N 79.911000°W | 1855 (First) 1890 (Last) |
Never | 1917 (Destroyed by 1938) |
None | 50 ft (15 m) | |
Charleston Light | Sullivan's Island | 32°45′28.5″N 79°50′35.7″W / 32.757917°N 79.843250°W | 1962 | 1975 | Active | DCB-24 | 163 ft (50 m) | |
Combahee Bank Light | N/A | Saint Helena Sound | 32°28′N 80°26′W / 32.467°N 80.433°W | 1868 | Never | 1876 (Removed in 1925) |
None | Unknown |
Fort Ripley Shoal Light | Charleston | 32°45′58″N 79°54′07″W / 32.766°N 79.902°W (Estimated) |
1878 | Never | 1932 (Dismantled) |
None | Unknown | |
Fort Sumter Range Front Light | Charleston | 32°45′8″N 79°52′29″W / 32.75222°N 79.87472°W | 1855 (First) 1893 (Last) |
Never | 1950s | None | Unknown | |
Fort Sumter Range Rear Light | Charleston | 32°45′8″N 79°52′29″W / 32.75222°N 79.87472°W | 1855 (First) 1893 (Last) |
Never | 1915 | None | 140 ft (43 m) | |
Georgetown Light | Winyah Bay | 33°13′21.47″N 79°11′6.18″W / 33.2226306°N 79.1850500°W | 1801 (First) 1867 (Current) |
1986 | Active | VRB-25 | 85 ft (26 m) | |
Governor's Light | N/A | Little River | N/A | 1985 (Private) |
Always | Active | Unknown | 60 ft (18 m) |
Haig Point Front Range Light | Daufuskie Island | N/A | 1873 | Never | Disputed (Removed) |
None | 17 ft (5.2 m) | |
Haig Point Rear Range Light | Daufuskie Island | N/A | 1873 | 1987 (Relit) |
Active (Inactive: ????-1987) |
Acrylic | 70 ft (21 m) | |
Harbour Town Light | Hilton Head Island | 32°08′19″N 80°48′46″W / 32.13861°N 80.81278°W | 1970 | Always | Active | Unknown | 90 ft (27 m) | |
Hilton Head Range Front Light | N/A | Hilton Head Island | N/A | 1881 | Never | 1932 (Destroyed) |
None | 35 ft (11 m) |
Hilton Head Range Rear Light | Hilton Head Island | 32°9′51″N 80°44′24″W / 32.16417°N 80.74000°W | 1880 | Never | 1932 | None | 92 ft (28 m) | |
Hunting Island Light | Beaufort (Hunting Island State Park) |
32°22′32″N 80°26′15″W / 32.37556°N 80.43750°W | 1859 (First) 1875 (Current) |
1995 (Relit) |
Active (Inactive: 1933-1995 |
Unknown | 132 ft (40 m) | |
Morris Island Range Front Light | N/A | Morris Island | N/A | 1871 | Never | Unknown (Removed) |
None | Unknown |
Morris Island Range Rear Light | N/A | Morris Island | N/A | 1871 | Never | Unknown (Removed) |
None | Unknown |
Morris Island Light | Morris Island | 32°41′43″N 79°53′1″W / 32.69528°N 79.88361°W | 1767 (First) 1876 (Current) |
1938 | 1962 | None | Unknown | |
Parris Island Range Front Light | N/A | Parris Island | N/A | 1881 | Never | 1923 | None | Unknown |
Parris Island Range Rear Light | N/A | Parris Island | 32°18′46″N 80°40′39″W / 32.31278°N 80.67750°W | 1881 | Never | 1923 | None | 120 ft (37 m) |
Sullivan's Island Range Front Light | Sullivan's Island | N/A | 1848 (First) 1872 (Last) |
Never | Unknown (Removed) |
None | Unknown | |
Sullivan's Island Range Rear Light | N/A | Sullivan's Island | N/A | 1848 (First) 1872 (Last) |
Never | Unknown (Removed) |
None | 120 ft (37 m) |
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