Lighthouse · Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Georgetown Light
The oldest active lighthouse in South Carolina, on North Island at the mouth of Winyah Bay. The present white brick tower, 87 ft (26 m) tall, dates from 1811, replacing a wooden light of 1801 that a storm destroyed. Damaged in the Civil War and relit in 1867, it was automated in 1986 and still works, showing two white flashes every 15 seconds. The island is part of the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center and is not open to casual visitors, so the light is seen from the water or from the beach at the bay's south side.
Open in the viewer from Huntington Beach State Park →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1811 |
| Light | Fl (2)W 15s |
| Position | 33.2226°N, 79.1851°W |
| From Huntington Beach State Park | 34 km (21 mi), bearing 200° SSW |
| Source | NOAA ENC US5SC1OY; Curated (SC DNR / NC DMF / dive references) |
How to see it
Above water but beyond the horizon from Huntington Beach State Park, 34 km (21 mi) away: the curve of the earth hides it. CoastFinder draws it faintly and marks it hidden, with its bearing and distance.
Further reading: Georgetown 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 Pawleys Island, with its distance and height, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- Mother Norton ShoalShoal · 0.1 m · 1.5 km
- South IslandIsland · 4.9 km
- Cat IslandIsland · 5.9 km
- North IslandIsland · 6.9 km
- Georgetown Nearshore ReefReef · 7.3 m · 9.1 km
- USS Harvest MoonShipwreck · 10 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.