WayfarrowPrice Creek Light
Lighthouse · Brunswick County, North Carolina
Price Creek Light is a lighthouse in Brunswick County, North Carolina. North Carolina has 18 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Brunswick County.
It was built in 1849, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 10 in North Carolina with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 20 feet tall (8th tallest of 8 measured in North Carolina); its light sits 31 feet above the water; it was deactivated in 1860; the structure is built of brick.
Status check, 2026-11: This is the brick ruin of the front range light, with no lantern. It is the only one of the eight Cape Fear River lights still standing and sits on private ADM land, closed to the public. One site gives the height as 26 ft instead of 20. It stands at 33.9358° N, 77.9897° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1849 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 20 ft |
| Focal height | 31 ft |
| Deactivated | 1860 |
| Material | brick |
| Coordinates | 33.93580, -77.98970 |
Nearby places
- Oak Island Lightlighthouse · Brunswick County · 3.9 mi
- Cape Fear Lightlighthouse · Brunswick County · 3.9 mi
- Bald Head Lighthouselighthouse · Brunswick County · 4.4 mi
- Jinnys Branchghost town · Brunswick County · 23.6 mi
- Frying Pan Shoals Lightlighthouse · North Carolina · 39.1 mi
- Poley Bridge Crossingghost town · Columbus County · 42.6 mi
- Exeterghost town · Pender County · 44.2 mi
- Dogwood Neckghost town · Horry County · 48 mi
Questions
Where is Price Creek Light?
Price Creek Light is in Brunswick County, North Carolina, at 33.9358, -77.9897.
How many lighthouses are in Brunswick County?
Brunswick County, North Carolina has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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