List of lighthouses in Alabama

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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Alabama as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources. There is only one active light in the state, though another has been replaced by a skeleton tower; a third still stands but is inactive. The rest have all been destroyed.

Focal height and coordinates are taken from the 1907 United States Coast Guard Light List , [1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses. [2]

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Battery Gladden Light Mobile Bay 30°40′03″N88°01′22″W / 30.6675°N 88.0228°W / 30.6675; -88.0228 (Battery Gladden Light) 1872 [3] Never1913 [3]
(Destroyed by 1950 [3] )		None45 ft (14 m)
Choctaw Point Light Mobile 30°40′01″N87°58′59″W / 30.667°N 87.983°W / 30.667; -87.983 (Choctaw Point Light) [4] 1831 [5] Never1862 [5]
(Destroyed [5] )		None63 ft (19 m) [4]
Middle Bay Light Middle Bay Lighthouse.jpg Mobile Bay 30°26′14″N88°00′40″W / 30.4372°N 88.0111°W / 30.4372; -88.0111 (Middle Bay Light) 18851935Active155mm48 ft (15 m)
Mobile Point Range
Rear Light 		Mobile Point Lighthouse.JPG Fort Morgan 30°13′40″N88°01′27″W / 30.2278°N 88.0242°W / 30.2278; -88.0242 (Mobile Point Range Lights) 1822 (First)
1873 (Last)		Never1966
(Replaced with
skeleton tower)		None45 ft (14 m)
Sand Island Light Sandislandal1962 300.jpg Dauphin Island 30°11′15″N88°03′02″W / 30.1875°N 88.0506°W / 30.1875; -88.0506 (Sand Island Light) 1838 (First)
1873 (Current)		19481971None131 ft (40 m)

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References

  1. ↑ List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Government Printing Office. March 1, 1907. pp. 229–233. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Alabama". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. 1 2 3 "Battery Gladden Light". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  4. 1 2 Mills, Robert (1845). American Lighthouse Guide. Washington: William M. Morrison. p.  81 . Retrieved 2014-01-25. choctaw point lighthouse.
  5. 1 2 3 "Choctaw Point Light". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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