Oak Island Light
The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina. It sits next to the Oak Island Coast Guard Station on the east end of Oak Island in Brunswick County looking south out at the Atlantic Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Oak Island Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hatch Auditorium and Bald Head Light.
Hatch Auditorium
Church
Hatch Auditorium is a facility of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. The auditorium is situated next to the old Fort Caswell and faces the parade ground. Hatch Auditorium is situated 1 mile east of Oak Island Light.
Bald Head Light
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Bald Head Lighthouse, known locally as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river. Bald Head Light is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oak Island Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Caswell Historic District and Caswell Beach.
Fort Caswell Historic District
Hamlet
The Fort Caswell Historic District is located on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina, US, and encompasses 2 sites, 43 buildings, and 23 structures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Caswell Beach
Village
Photo: Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caswell Beach is a small seaside town located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina, United States. Occupying the eastern part of Oak Island in Brunswick County, its population was listed at 395 in the 2020 census.
Southport
Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southport is a city on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. Back in the 18th century, British settlements along this stretch of coast were afflicted by buccaneers and Spanish frigates to the point that a fortification named Fort Johnston had to be built, around which a town then called Smithville after Revolutionary War figure Benjamin Smith took shape, which eventually became known as Southport.
Oak Island Light
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.89282° or 33° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
-78.03494° or 78° 2′ 6″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Inception
1958Height
153 feet (47 metres)Open location code
8753VXV8+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 246964348OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4482918Wikidata ID
Q4286387
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Oak Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “Phare d’Oak Island”
- French: “phare de Oak Island”
- Portuguese: “Farol de Oak Island”
- Russian: “Маяк острова Оак”
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