List of lighthouses in South Carolina

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This is a list of lighthouses in South Carolina .

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Bloody Point Range Front Light N/A Daufuskie Island N/A1883Never1922
(Preserved)
NoneUnknown
Bloody Point Range Rear Light N/A Daufuskie Island N/A1883 (First)
1899 (Last)
Never1922
(Removed)
None81 ft (25 m)
(Original rear range)
Bulls Bay Light N/A Charleston County N/A1852 (First)
1900 (Last)
Never1913
(Destroyed)
None44 ft (13 m)
(First lighthouse)
Cape Romain Light (Old) Cape Romain 1827 Lighthouse.jpg Cape Romain 33°01′06.6″N79°22′26.6″W / 33.018500°N 79.374056°W / 33.018500; -79.374056 1827Never1858None88 ft (27 m)
Cape Romain Light (New) Cape Romain 1857 Lighthouse.jpg Cape Romain 33°01′08″N79°22′25″W / 33.01889°N 79.37361°W / 33.01889; -79.37361 185819371947None161 ft (49 m)
Castle Pinckney Light Castle Pinckney - showing early light beacon.jpg Charleston County 32°46′25.1″N79°54′39.6″W / 32.773639°N 79.911000°W / 32.773639; -79.911000 1855 (First)
1890 (Last)
Never1917
(Destroyed by 1938)
None50 ft (15 m)
Charleston Light Charleston Light 1962.jpg Sullivan's Island 32°45′28.5″N79°50′35.7″W / 32.757917°N 79.843250°W / 32.757917; -79.843250 19621975Active DCB-24 163 ft (50 m)
Combahee Bank Light N/A Saint Helena Sound 32°28′N80°26′W / 32.467°N 80.433°W / 32.467; -80.433 1868Never1876
(Removed in 1925)
NoneUnknown
Fort Ripley Shoal Light Charleston 32°45′58″N79°54′07″W / 32.766°N 79.902°W / 32.766; -79.902
(Estimated)
1878Never1932
(Dismantled)
NoneUnknown
Fort Sumter Range Front Light Fort Sumter Lighthouse (Charleston County, South Carolina).jpg Charleston 32°45′8″N79°52′29″W / 32.75222°N 79.87472°W / 32.75222; -79.87472 1855 (First)
1893 (Last)
Never1950sNoneUnknown
Fort Sumter Range Rear Light St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina).jpg Charleston 32°45′8″N79°52′29″W / 32.75222°N 79.87472°W / 32.75222; -79.87472 1855 (First)
1893 (Last)
Never1915None140 ft (43 m)
Georgetown Light Georgetown Light.jpg Winyah Bay 33°13′21.47″N79°11′6.18″W / 33.2226306°N 79.1850500°W / 33.2226306; -79.1850500 1801 (First)
1867 (Current)
1986Active VRB-25 85 ft (26 m)
Governor's Light A N/A Little River N/A1985 [1]
(Private)
AlwaysActiveUnknown60 ft (18 m) [1]
Haig Point Front Range Light Haig Point Front Range Light, Daufuskie Island (Beaufort County, South Carolina).jpg Daufuskie Island N/A1873 [2] NeverDisputed B
(Removed)
None17 ft (5.2 m) [2]
Haig Point Rear Range Light Haig Point Rear Range Light, Daufuskie Island (Beaufort County, South Carolina).jpg Daufuskie Island N/A18731987
(Relit)
Active
(Inactive: ????-1987 B )
Acrylic70 ft (21 m)
Harbour Town Light Harbour Town July 2007.jpg Hilton Head Island 32°08′19″N80°48′46″W / 32.13861°N 80.81278°W / 32.13861; -80.81278 1970AlwaysActiveUnknown90 ft (27 m)
Hilton Head Range Front Light N/A Hilton Head Island N/A1881Never1932
(Destroyed)
None35 ft (11 m)
Hilton Head Range Rear Light Rear Lighthouse of HH Range Light Station.jpg Hilton Head Island 32°9′51″N80°44′24″W / 32.16417°N 80.74000°W / 32.16417; -80.74000 Coordinates: 32°9′51″N80°44′24″W / 32.16417°N 80.74000°W / 32.16417; -80.74000 1880Never1932None92 ft (28 m)
Hunting Island Light Hunting Island Light.jpg Beaufort
(Hunting Island State Park)
32°22′32″N80°26′15″W / 32.37556°N 80.43750°W / 32.37556; -80.43750 1859 (First)
1875 (Current)
1995
(Relit)
Active
(Inactive: 1933-1995
Unknown132 ft (40 m)
Morris Island Range Front Light C N/A Morris Island N/A1871 [3] NeverUnknown D
(Removed)
NoneUnknown
Morris Island Range Rear Light C N/A Morris Island N/A1871 [3] NeverUnknown D
(Removed)
NoneUnknown
Morris Island Light Morris Island Light, April 2014.jpg Morris Island 32°41′43″N79°53′1″W / 32.69528°N 79.88361°W / 32.69528; -79.88361 1767 [3] (First)
1876 [3] (Current)
1938 [3] 1962 [3] NoneUnknown
Parris Island Range Front Light N/A Parris Island N/A1881Never1923NoneUnknown
Parris Island Range Rear Light N/A Parris Island 32°18′46″N80°40′39″W / 32.31278°N 80.67750°W / 32.31278; -80.67750 1881Never1923None120 ft (37 m)
Sullivan's Island Range Front Light Sullivans Island South Range Front Light (Charleston County, South Carolina).jpg Sullivan's Island N/A1848 (First)
1872 (Last)
NeverUnknown
(Removed)
NoneUnknown
Sullivan's Island Range Rear Light N/A Sullivan's Island N/A1848 (First)
1872 (Last)
NeverUnknown
(Removed)
None120 ft (37 m)

Notes

A. ^ This lighthouse was built in honor of South Carolina's governors. It is privately maintained and an unofficial aid to navigation.
B. ^ The deactivation date for the Haig Point Range Lights is disputed among sources. Click on the article for more information.
C. ^ Not much is known about this set of range lights. The two structures were built in 1871 after the second Morris Island lighthouse was destroyed in the civil war, as navigation was needed in the area.
D. ^ Listed on the light list as late as 1898. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: South Carolina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Name: Haig Point Front Range Light". Lighthouse Digest . Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Morris Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved October 15, 2017.