The 8 Tallest Lighthouses in South Carolina

Ranked by the height of the tower standing today, for every lighthouse in South Carolina that we could confirm is still standing. Morris Island Light leads, 161 ft tall; number 8 is Haig Point Range rear light, 61 ft tall. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Morris Island Light

   161 ft tall · Charleston County, South Carolina · National Register

   Photo: The original uploader was Rageousgtx at English Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   2. Cape Romain Lighthouse

   150 ft tall · Charleston County, South Carolina

   Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   3. Charleston Light

   140 ft tall · Charleston County, South Carolina

   Photo: JonathanLamb / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   4. Hunting Island Light

   136 ft tall · Beaufort County, South Carolina · National Register

   Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

5. 5. Georgetown Light

   87 ft tall · Georgetown County, South Carolina · National Register

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   6. Old Cape Romain Lighthouse

   65 ft tall · Charleston County, South Carolina

   Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

7. 7. Haig Point Range Lights

   61 ft tall · Beaufort County, South Carolina

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   8. Haig Point Range rear light

   61 ft tall · Beaufort County, South Carolina

   Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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