Category: Lighthouse

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Corolla, North Carolina Site Established: 1873 Current Bldg. Erected: 1875 Height of Light Structure: 162 ft. Focal Plane of Light: 158 ft. Active: Yes Lens: 1st Order Fresnel Beacon Visibility Historic Significance Score: 2 Guarding the...

Ocracoke Light

Ocracoke Light

Ocracoke, North Carolina Historic Significance Score: 5 The Outer Bank’s island of Ocracoke has been no stranger to sea-faring history as Sir Walter Raleigh’s expeditions touch land there in the late 1500’s. This being said, Ocracoke’s...

Marshall Point Lighthouse

Marshall Point Lighthouse

Port Clyde, Maine Site Established: 1832 Current Bldg. Erected: 1858 Height of Light Structure: 31 ft. Focal Plane of Light: 30 ft. Active: Yes Lens: 300 MM Beacon Visibility Historic Significance Score: 3 Guarding the small...

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

Bristol, Maine Site Established: 1827 Current Bldg. Erected: 1835 Height of Light Structure: 38 ft. Focal Plane of Light: 79 ft. Active: Yes Lens: Fourth Order Fresnel Historic Significance Score: 3 In 1826, the U.S. Congress...

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse

Ponce Inlet, Florida Site Established: 1834 Current Bldg. Erected: 1886 Height of Light Structure: 176.5 ft. Focal Plane of Light: 164.5 ft. Active: Yes Lens: First-Order Fresnel Beacon Visibility: 18 miles Information: (386) 761-1821 Historic Significance...

Portland Head Lighthouse

Portland Head Lighthouse

Cape Elizabeth, Maine Site Established: 1787 Current Bldg. Erected: 1791 Height of Light Structure: 80 ft. Focal Plane of Light: 101 ft. Active: Yes Lens: DCB-224 Information: (207) 799-2661 Historic Significance Score: 5 Portland Head Lighthouse...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Buxton, North Carolina Site Established: 1803 Current Bldg. Erected: 1870 Height of Light Structure: 198 ft. Focal Plane of Light: 192 ft. Active: Yes Tower Lens: DCB-224 Beacon Visibility: 24 N Miles Information: (252) 473-2111 Historic...

Hooper Strait Lighthouse

Hooper Strait Lighthouse

St. Michaels, Maryland Site Established: 1867 Current Bldg. Erected: 1879 Height of Light Structure: ft. Focal Plane of Light: 41 ft. Active: Yes Lens: Fourth-Order Fresnel Beacon Visibility: 4 N. Miles Historical Significance Score: 4 The...

Drum Point Lighthouse

Drum Point Lighthouse

Solomons Island, Maryland Site Established: 1854 Current Bldg. Erected: 1883 Height of Light Structure: 47 ft. Focal Plane of Light: 47 ft. Active: Yes Lens: Fourth-Order Fresnel Beacon Visibility: 13 Miles Historic Significance Score: 3 On...

Bodie Island Lighthouse Lighthouse

Bodie Island Lighthouse

Nags Head, North Carolina Site Established: 1848 Current Bldg. Erected: 1872 Height of Light Structure: 170 ft. Focal Plane of Light: 156 ft. Active: Yes Tower Lens: 1st Order Fresnel Beacon Visibility: 19 miles Information: (252)...

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