WayfarrowHarbour Town Lighthouse
Lighthouse · Beaufort County, South Carolina
Harbour Town Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Beaufort County, South Carolina. South Carolina has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Beaufort County.
It was built in 1970, in the postwar decades, making it the 9th oldest of the 9 in South Carolina with a recorded construction date; its light sits 92 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 2.5s (a white flash every 2.5 seconds).
Status check, 2026-11: A privately built, working private aid to navigation. Construction started in 1969 and finished in 1970. Sources give the height as either 90 ft or 93 ft. It stands at 32.1386° N, 80.8128° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 92 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 2.5s |
| Coordinates | 32.13860, -80.81280 |
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- Haig Point Range rear lightlighthouse · Beaufort County · 1.5 mi
- Hilton Head Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Beaufort County · 4.6 mi
- Bloody Point Range Lightslighthouse · Beaufort County · 4.6 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse and Museumlighthouse · Chatham County · 8.3 mi
- Cockspur Island Lightlighthouse · Chatham County · 8.9 mi
- Tybee Island Range Front Lightlighthouse · Chatham County · 9.1 mi
- Lazarettoghost town · Chatham County · 9.2 mi
- Santa Elenaghost town · Beaufort County · 14.1 mi
- Parris Island Range Lightslighthouse · Beaufort County · 14.4 mi
- Savannah Lightlighthouse · Georgia · 15.1 mi
Questions
Where is Harbour Town Lighthouse?
Harbour Town Lighthouse is in Beaufort County, South Carolina, at 32.1386, -80.8128.
How many lighthouses are in Beaufort County?
Beaufort County, South Carolina has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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