List of lighthouses in Alabama
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Alabama as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources. There is only one active light in the state, though another has been replaced by a skeleton tower; a third still stands but is inactive. The rest have all been destroyed.
Focal height and coordinates are taken from the 1907 United States Coast Guard Light List,[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Image | Focal Height | Built[note 1] | Automated | Deactivated | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Gladden Light | Mobile harbor entrance | 30°40′03″N 88°01′22″W / 30.6675°N 88.0228°W | 45 ft (14 m) | 1872[3] | 1913[3] | destroyed around 1950[3] | ||
| Choctaw Point Light | Mobile | 30°40′01″N 87°58′59″W / 30.667°N 87.983°W[4] | 63 ft (19 m)[4] | 1831[5] | 1862[5] | destroyed[5] | ||
| Middle Bay Light | Mobile Bay | 30°26′14″N 88°00′40″W / 30.4372°N 88.0111°W |  | 48 ft (15 m) | 1885 | 1935 | Active | |
| Mobile Point Range Lights | Fort Morgan | 30°13′40″N 88°01′27″W / 30.2278°N 88.0242°W[note 2] |  | 45 ft (14 m) | 1821/1873 | 1966 | Replaced with skeleton tower | |
| Sand Island Light | south of Dauphin Island | 30°11′15″N 88°03′02″W / 30.1875°N 88.0506°W |  | 131 ft (40 m)[note 3] | 1838/1873 | 1921 | 1933 | Inactive |
Notes
- ↑ If there is a second date, it represents the date the most recent tower was lit.
- ↑ rear light
- ↑ current tower
References
- ↑ List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Government Printing Office. March 1, 1907. pp. 229–233. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Alabama". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Battery Gladden Light". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mills, Robert (1845). American Lighthouse Guide. Washington: William M. Morrison. p. 81. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Choctaw Point Light". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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