List of lighthouses in South Carolina explained

This is a list of lighthouses in South Carolina.

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Bloody Point Range Front LightN/ADaufuskie IslandN/A1883Never1922
(Preserved)
NoneUnknown
Bloody Point Range Rear LightN/ADaufuskie IslandN/A1883 (First)
1899 (Last)
Never1922
(Removed)
None081 81feet
(Original rear range)
Bulls Bay LightN/ACharleston CountyN/A1852 (First)
1900 (Last)
Never1913
(Destroyed)
None044 44feet
(First lighthouse)
Cape Romain Light (Old)Cape Romain33.0185°N -79.3741°W 1827Never1858None088 88feet
Cape Romain Light (New)Cape Romain33.0189°N -79.3736°W185819371947None161 161feet
Castle Pinckney LightCharleston County32.7736°N -79.911°W1855 (First)
1890 (Last)
Never1917
(Destroyed by 1938)
None050 50feet
Charleston LightSullivan's Island32.7579°N -79.8433°W19621975ActiveDCB-24163 163feet
Combahee Bank LightN/ASaint Helena Sound32.4667°N -106°W1868Never1876
(Removed in 1925)
NoneUnknown
Fort Ripley Shoal LightCharleston32.766°N -79.902°W
(Estimated)
1878Never1932
(Dismantled)
NoneUnknown
Fort Sumter Range Front LightCharleston32.7522°N -79.8747°W1855 (First)
1893 (Last)
Never1950sNoneUnknown
Fort Sumter Range Rear LightCharleston32.7522°N -79.8747°W1855 (First)
1893 (Last)
Never1915None140 140feet
Georgetown LightWinyah Bay33.2226°N -79.1851°W1801 (First)
1867 (Current)
1986ActiveVRB-25085 85feet
Governor's LightN/ALittle RiverN/A1985[1]
(Private)
AlwaysActiveUnknown060 60feet
Haig Point Front Range LightDaufuskie IslandN/A1873[2] NeverDisputed
(Removed)
None017 17feet
Haig Point Rear Range LightDaufuskie IslandN/A18731987
(Relit)
Active
(Inactive: ????-1987)
Acrylic 070 70feet
Harbour Town LightHilton Head Island32.1386°N -80.8128°W1970AlwaysActiveUnknown090 90feet
Hilton Head Range Front LightN/AHilton Head IslandN/A1881Never1932
(Destroyed)
None035 35feet
Hilton Head Range Rear LightHilton Head Island32.1642°N -80.74°W1880Never1932None092 92feet
Hunting Island LightBeaufort
(Hunting Island State Park)
32.3756°N -80.4375°W1859 (First)
1875 (Current)
1995
(Relit)
Active
(Inactive: 1933-1995
Unknown132 132feet
Morris Island Range Front LightN/AMorris IslandN/A1871[3] NeverUnknown
(Removed)
NoneUnknown
Morris Island Range Rear LightN/AMorris IslandN/A1871 NeverUnknown
(Removed)
NoneUnknown
Morris Island LightMorris Island32.6953°N -79.8836°W1767 (First)
1876 (Current)
19381962NoneUnknown
Parris Island Range Front LightN/AParris IslandN/A1881Never1923NoneUnknown
N/AParris Island32.3128°N -80.6775°W1881Never1923None120 120feet
Sullivan's Island Range Front LightSullivan's IslandN/A1848 (First)
1872 (Last)
NeverUnknown
(Removed)
NoneUnknown
Sullivan's Island Range Rear LightN/ASullivan's IslandN/A1848 (First)
1872 (Last)
NeverUnknown
(Removed)
None120 120feet

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]

Notes and References

  1. October 15, 2017.
  2. Web site: Name: Haig Point Front Range Light. Lighthouse Digest. October 15, 2017.
  3. Web site: Morris Island Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends. October 15, 2017.