Tybee Island Light

Tybee Island Light is a lighthouse next to the Savannah River Entrance, on the northeast end of Tybee Island, Georgia. It is one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, though highly modified in the mid 1800s.

Tybee Island Lighthouse and Museum
LocationTybee Island, Georgia
Coordinates32°01′20″N 80°50′44″W
Tower
Constructed1736
FoundationStone and timber
ConstructionBrick
Automated1972
Height144 feet (44 m)
ShapeOctagonal
Markingslower 50 feet (15 m) black, upper part white; lantern, black
Light
First lit1867
Focal height44 m (144 ft) 
Lens1791:Oil lamps; 1867:First order Fresnel lens
Range16 nautical miles; 29 kilometres (18 mi)
CharacteristicFixed white
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