Lighthouse · Cape Fear, North Carolina
Oak Island Lighthouse
Lit in 1958 to replace the old Cape Fear Light, and one of the last lighthouses built in the United States. The 153 ft (47 m) tower is reinforced concrete poured in one continuous lift, and its three bands, gray at the base, white, then black at the top, are pigment in the concrete itself rather than paint. When new, its light was among the brightest in the country; today it shows four white flashes every 10 seconds. The town of Caswell Beach has owned it since 2004, and the Friends of Oak Island Lighthouse open it for climbs.
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Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1958 |
| Height | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Light | Fl (4)W 10s |
| Position | 33.8928°N, 78.0349°W |
| From Oak Island Lighthouse | 231 m (758 ft), bearing 124° SE |
| Source | NOAA ENC US5ILMDC; Curated (SC DNR / NC DMF / dive references) |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Oak Island Lighthouse, 231 m (758 ft) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
Further reading: Oak Island Light on Wikipedia.
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
- Western Bar ChannelShoal · 1.5 m · 1.0 km
- Jay Bird ShoalsShoal · 0.1 m · 2.4 km
- Bald Head LighthouseLighthouse · 3.8 km
- Bald Head ShoalShoal · 0.9 m · 4.3 km
- Oak Island PierPier · 4.5 km
- EllaShipwreck · 1.8 m · 4.8 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.