WayfarrowCockspur Island Light
Lighthouse · Chatham County, Georgia
Cockspur Island Light is a lighthouse in Chatham County, Georgia. Georgia has 9 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Chatham County.
Its light sits 41 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 9 nautical miles; it was deactivated in 1909; the structure is built of brick.
Status check, 2026-11: 1837 was an unlit daymark and the first lit tower dates to 1848-49. Sources disagree on when the current tower was built (1855, 1856 or 1857) and on its height (NPS says 46 ft, USCG says 22 ft). It went dark in 1909 and is managed by the NPS. It stands at 32.0227° N, 80.8799° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 41 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 4s |
| Range | 9 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1909 |
| Material | brick |
| Coordinates | 32.02270, -80.87990 |
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- Lazarettoghost town · Chatham County · 0.8 mi
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- Tybee Island Lighthouse and Museumlighthouse · Chatham County · 2 mi
- Bloody Point Range Lightslighthouse · Beaufort County · 5.2 mi
- Haig Point Range front lightlighthouse · Beaufort County · 8.1 mi
- Haig Point Range rear lightlighthouse · Beaufort County · 8.9 mi
- Harbour Town Lighthouselighthouse · Beaufort County · 8.9 mi
- Haig Point Range Lightslighthouse · Beaufort County · 8.9 mi
- Bonaventureghost town · Chatham County · 10.2 mi
- Sackvilleghost town · Chatham County · 12.4 mi
- Old Harbor Lightlighthouse · Chatham County · 12.6 mi
- Savannah Lightlighthouse · Georgia · 12.7 mi
Questions
Where is Cockspur Island Light?
Cockspur Island Light is in Chatham County, Georgia, at 32.0227, -80.8799.
How many lighthouses are in Chatham County?
Chatham County, Georgia has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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