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Charleston Light

Sullivan's Island, SC · Active aid to navigation

No access information published

Those records publish navigation and historic data only — no visitor-access information — so none is shown. Access, if any, is set by the owner or operator.

Access source: Federal records checked: the U.S. Coast Guard AtoN / Light List record for this aid · Checked 2026-11-12

Owner / operator: U.S. Coast Guard (active aid to navigation)

The light

LocationSullivan's Island, SC (Charleston County)
StatusActive aid to navigation (USCG AtoN file)
Light List number195
Light characteristicFl (2)W 30s
Height of light above water163 ft (USCG AtoN)
StructureTriangular tower, top half black, lower half white.
Position32.75793, -79.84324 (federal record; not for navigation)
Coast Guard remarkVisible all around; higher intensity from 217° to 071°. Emergency light of reduced intensity when main light is extinquished.

Sources

USCG AtoN file via NOAA MarineCadastre (USCG NAVCEN data).

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