Lighthouse · Cape Fear, North Carolina
Bald Head Lighthouse
Old Baldy, the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina, lit in 1817 to mark the mouth of the Cape Fear River. The octagonal brick tower, about 110 ft (34 m) tall under its mottled stucco, replaced an earlier 1794 light that was lost to erosion. Deactivated in 1935, it is kept by the Old Baldy Foundation as a museum, and can be climbed. It stands a short walk from the ferry landing on Bald Head Island.
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Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1817 |
| Position | 33.8735°N, 78.0004°W |
| From Oak Island Lighthouse | 4.1 km (2.5 mi), bearing 124° SE |
| Source | OpenStreetMap; Curated (SC DNR / NC DMF / dive references) |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Oak Island Lighthouse, 4.1 km (2.5 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
Point your phone at the real thing. The CoastFinder app draws this lighthouse over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Cape Fear, with its distance and height, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- Jay Bird ShoalsShoal · 0.1 m · 1.9 km
- EllaShipwreck · 1.8 m · 2.2 km
- Bald Head ShoalShoal · 0.9 m · 2.4 km
- Bald Head IslandIsland · 2.6 km
- Western Bar ChannelShoal · 1.5 m · 3.4 km
- Oak Island LighthouseLighthouse · 47 m · 3.8 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.