Fort Sumter Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Fort Sumter Range Rear Lighthouse
A 52-meter tall, white, triangular skeletal steel tower with a gallery. It has a focal height of 52 meters and was first lit in 1915. The light displays a white flash every 6 seconds. The tower rests on a square platform supported by four piles. It is located in Charleston Harbor, northwest of Fort Sumter, marking the Charleston Entrance Channel east of the city's waterfront. Charleston port is 1.6 kilometers distant.
Why it matters: This range light marks the Charleston Entrance Channel, providing navigation for commercial and naval ships entering Charleston Harbor.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 52m
- Geographic Range
- 19NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1915
Significant events: Established in 1915 at current location
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 52m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 52m triangular skeletal tower with a gallery, mounted on a square platform supported by four piles, painted white.
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- South Carolina
- Sea Region
- Charleston Harbor, guiding vessels in the Charleston Entrance Channel, located east of the city waterfront and northwest of Fort Sumter.
- Latitude
- 32.7661°
- Longitude
- -79.9020°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Charleston(1.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J2648.1
- USCG No.
- 3-2390
- ARLHS No.
- USA-1163
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