WayfarrowSand Island Light
Lighthouse · Mobile County, Alabama
Sand Island Light is a lighthouse in Mobile County, Alabama. Alabama has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Mobile County.
It was built in 1873, in the late 19th century; its light sits 125 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F W (a steady light); it guards Mobile Bay; it was deactivated in 1933; the recorded designer or builder is Paul J. Pelz; the structure is built of brick.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1838 date belongs to the first tower; the current tower is the third, built in 1873 and inactive since 1933. Sources give its height as 131 ft or 132 ft, so no value is given. It is badly eroded and now sits on a rock pile in the Gulf. Sand Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 30.1878° N, 88.0506° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 125 ft |
| Light characteristic | F W |
| Deactivated | 1933 |
| Body of water | Mobile Bay |
| Designer / builder | Paul J. Pelz |
| Material | brick |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 30.18778, -88.05056 |
Nearby places
- Mobile Point Range Lightslighthouse · Baldwin County · 3.2 mi
- Middle Bay Lightlighthouse · Baldwin County · 17.4 mi
- Horn Island Lightlighthouse · Jackson County · 26.1 mi
- Round Island Lightlighthouse · Jackson County · 32.7 mi
- East Pascagoula River Lightlighthouse · Jackson County · 32.9 mi
- Battery Gladden Lightlighthouse · Mobile County · 33.2 mi
- Choctaw Point Lightlighthouse · Baldwin County · 33.4 mi
- Blakeleyghost town · Baldwin County · 39.1 mi
- Fort Bayoughost town · Jackson County · 43.7 mi
- Pensacola Lightlighthouse · Escambia County · 45.7 mi
- Belle Fontaineghost town · Baldwin County · 46.7 mi
- Brewtonghost town · Jackson County · 47.6 mi
Questions
Where is Sand Island Light?
Sand Island Light is in Mobile County, Alabama, at 30.1878, -88.0506.
How many lighthouses are in Mobile County?
Mobile County, Alabama has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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