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Photographer's Guide
to American Southern Atlantic Coast Lighthouses
Florida Lighthouses
| Lighthouse |
Location |
Operational? |
Public
Access to Grounds? |
Photography Notes |
| Alligator Reef Light |
Lower Matecumbe Key |
Yes |
No |
Skeletal frame. |
| Amelia Island Light |
Fernandina Beach |
Yes |
No |
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| American Shoal Light |
Sugarloaf Key |
Yes |
No |
Skeletal frame. Can be seen from shore on
other side of inlet. |
| Cape Canaveral Light |
Cape Canaveral |
Yes |
No |
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| Cape Florida Light |
Key Biscayne |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Carysfort Reef Light |
Florida Keys |
Yes |
No |
Skeletal frame. |
| Fowey Rocks Light |
Key Biscayne |
Yes |
No |
Skeletal frame. Can be photographed from boat. |
| Hillsboro Inlet Light |
Pompano Beach |
Yes |
No |
Skeletal frame. |
| Jupiter Inlet Light |
Jupiter |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Ponce De Leon (Mosquito) Inlet Light |
Ponce Inlet |
Yes |
Yes |
Light hits it all day. Surrounding old brick
walls make good foreground. |
| Sombrero Key Light |
Marathon |
Yes |
No |
Skeletal frame. May be photographed from
boat. |
| St. Augustine Light |
Anastasia Island |
Yes |
Yes |
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| St. Johns River (Mayport) Light |
Mayport |
No |
Yes |
Grounds open on weekends. |
| St. Johns Light |
Mayport |
No |
No |
Can be seen from nearby Navy base. Call the
base for permission to visit. |
Georgia Lighthouses
| Lighthouse |
Location |
Operational? |
Public
Access to Grounds? |
Photography Notes |
| Cockspur Island Light |
Tybee Island |
No |
Yes |
You need a boat to get there; part of Fort
Pulaski National Monument. |
| Little Cumberland Island Light |
Little Cumberland Island |
No |
No |
Only the top can be seen from
a boat; the only way for most people to photograph it
is from the air, as the island is well-protected private
property. |
| Sapelo Island Light |
Sapelo Island |
Yes |
Yes |
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| St. Simons Island Light |
Brunswick |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Tybee Island Light |
Tybee Island |
Yes |
Yes |
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North Carolina Lighthouses
| Lighthouse |
Location |
Operational? |
Public
Access to Grounds? |
Photography Notes |
| Bald Head "Old Baldy" Light |
Bald Head Island |
No |
Yes |
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| Bodie
Island Light |
Outer Banks |
Yes |
Yes |
Lots of room to work. Nice grove of trees
on one side. Best light is at either magic hour —
beginning of day, lighthouse will be backlit, end of day
frontlit. However, trees will block the sunlight before
the sun sets. |
| Cape Hatteras Light |
Outer Banks |
Yes |
Yes |
Light hits it all day. Be warned, though:
the lighthouse was moved a few years ago and no longer
sits next to water. It's in a field surrounded by brush
and trees; not very aesthetic surroundings anymore. |
| Cape Lookout Light |
Beaufort |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Currituck Beach Light |
Outer Banks |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Diamond Shoal Light |
Outer Banks |
Yes |
No |
Offshore. May be photographed by boat. |
| Oak Island Light |
Oak Island |
Yes |
Yes |
You can photograph anytime, and on Tuesdays
and Saturdays from 10 a.m. To 2 p.m. You can get into
the Coast Guard station on a tour. 910-278-1133. According
to Sandra
Shanklin, you can drive to the lighthouse. |
| Ocracoke Island Light |
Outer Banks |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Roanoke River Light |
Edenton |
No |
No |
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South Carolina Lighthouses
| Lighthouse |
Location |
Operational? |
Public
Access to Grounds? |
Photography Notes |
| Bloody Point Bar Range Lights |
Daufaskie Island |
No |
No |
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| Cape Romain Light |
Lighthouse Island, Mclellanville |
No |
No |
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| Charleston
Light |
Sullivans Island |
Yes |
Yes |
Not particularly attractive. Its high height
makes it difficult to shoot from an angle other than up.
Not much around it to use in the foreground, but you might
find something along the beach. |
| Georgetown Light |
Georgetown |
Yes |
No |
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| Haig Point (Range Rear) Light |
Daufuskie Island, Hilton Head |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Harbour Town Lighthouse |
Hilton Head Island |
No |
Yes |
Facsimile lighthouse. But it looks nice.
Plenty of room to work in, either from the neighboring
shore or harbor. |
| Hilton Head Range Rear (Leamington) Light |
Hilton Head Island |
No |
Yes, by appointment |
Skeletal frame. Call 803-785-1106. |
| Hunting Island Light |
Hunting Island State Park, St. Helena |
No |
Yes |
Grounds open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Morris
Island Light |
Morris Island, Folly Beach |
No |
No |
Slightly challenging to shoot well. It's
in the middle of the water about a couple hundred yards
off shore. Park at the far northeast end of Folley Beach
and make the quarter-mile walk to the beach at the tip
of the island. Lighthouse is front-lit at mid-day, side-lit
at sunrise and sunset. Shooting at low tide will get you
closer to the lighthouse and can give you tide pools to
use as foreground elements. |
Virginia Lighthouses
| Lighthouse |
Location |
Operational? |
Public
Access to Grounds? |
Photography Notes |
| Assateague Light |
Assateaque Island, Chincoteaque |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Cape Charles Light |
Smiths Island, Kiptopeke |
Yes |
No |
Skeletal frame. |
| Cape Henry Lights |
Virginia Beach |
No |
Yes |
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| Chesapeake Light |
|
Yes |
No |
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| Jones Point Light |
Alexandria |
Yes |
Yes |
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| New Point Comfort Light |
Bavon |
No |
Yes |
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| Newport News Middle Ground Light |
Newport News |
Yes |
Yes, by appointment |
Call 804-725-4034. May also be photographed
from boat. |
| Old Point Comfort Light |
Hampton |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Smith Point Light |
Sunnybank |
Yes |
No |
May be photographed from boat. |
| Thimble Shoal Light |
Hampton Roads |
Yes |
No |
May be photographed from boat. |
| Wolf Trap Light |
Mathews |
Yes |
No |
May be photographed from boat. |
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