Tybee Island Range Front Light

Tybee Island Range Front Light

Infobox Lighthouse


caption = Tybee Cut Front Range Light
location = Tybee Island, Georgia
coordinates =
yearbuilt =1878
yearlit = 1878
automated =
yeardeactivated =
foundation =
construction = Wooden house with tower
shape =
marking = Lantern on white dwelling
elevation =
height = 24 ft
currentlens =
lens = Sixth order Fresnel lens
intensity =
range =
characteristic = Fixed white

Tybee Island Range Front Lighthouse, also known as Tybee (Knoll) Cut Range Front Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Georgia, United States, at the mouth of the Savannah River, near Tybee Island, Georgia.

This lighthouse should not be confused with more well known "Tybee Island Light Station".

History

Tybee Island Range Front Lighthouse was built in 1878 and had a sixth order Fresnel lens.

ee also

* Tybee Island Light Station

Chatham County, Georgia


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