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Bald Head Island
Location: BALD HEAD ISLAND/CAPE FEAR RIVER. National Maritime Initiative Inventory of Historic Light Stations more...
Old Baldy Lighthouse & Smith Island Museum
Bald Head Island
North Carolina's oldest standing lighthouse, built in 1817. Open to public. Historic tour packages available. Next to the lighthouse is the Smith Island Museum which houses historic artifacts found on Bald Head Island. These are managed by the Old Baldy Foundation in order to preserve the history of Smith Island, Old Baldy Lighthouse, and the maritime history of the Carolina coast. oldbaldy.org
Oak Island Lighthouse
Oak Island
Lighthouse is located on the U.S. Coast Guard Station Oak Island, on the southern coast of North Carolina. It was built in 1958, is seventeen stories tall; can be seen from 24 miles offshore and is the brightest light in Western Hemisphere. The lighthouse light flashes four times every 10 seconds and is designed to sway up to three feet at the top in 100 M.P.H. plus wind speed. The lighthouse is not open to the public but a viewing area is set aside on Caswell Beach Drive Southport - Oak Island Tourism
Price's Creek Lighthouse
Southport
Now abandoned, this lighthouse lies 2 miles north of Southport, on the west bank of the Cape Fear River. For a vacation and resident's guide on the area including information on all the lighthouses in our area please contact the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce Southport - Oak Island Tourism
