Oak Island Light

Oak Island Light is a lighthouse in Brunswick County, North Carolina. North Carolina has 18 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Brunswick County.

It was built in 1958, in the postwar decades, making it the 10th oldest of the 10 in North Carolina with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 153 feet tall (5th tallest of 8 measured in North Carolina); its light sits 171 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl(4) W 10s (a group of 4 white flashes every 10 seconds), with a range of about 24 nautical miles; the structure is built of concrete.

Status check, 2026-11: Built in 1957–58 and first lit May 15, 1958, so the record's 1957 date is the construction start. The structure is 153 ft tall; the often-quoted 169 ft is the height of the light above the water. Oak Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 33.8929° N, 78.0350° W.

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