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Last Visited: February, 2013
History:
The Harbour Town Light is lighthouse at the Harbour Town Marina at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It was privately built and is a private aid to navigation. Although initially ridiculed during the planning and construction phases, the lighthouse became instantly popular and is today the most recognizable symbol of Hilton Head Island and Sea Pines Resort. The annually televised The Heritage golf tournament has helped increase the lighthouse's fame to millions of golf fans worldwide, and the 18th hole at the Harbour Town Golf Links has become one of the most popular and recognizable finishing holes in golf.
Building of Harbour Town Light was started in 1969 by Charles Fraser and completed in 1970. It is a hexagonal column with a red observation deck or gallery below the lantern. The column is stucco on metal lath over plywood with a height of 90 feet (27 m). Its daymark is alternating red and white bands. It has a white light that flashes every 2.5 s.
The lighthouse was privately built as part of Harbour Town Marina and Sea Pines Plantation. It is open for the public to climb. There is a small fee for a day pass to the Plantation and another small fee for admission to its lighthouse.[
Source:
Wikipedia
Latitude/Longitude: 32.138609,-80.812579
Nearest Address: 149 Lighthouse Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC
Directions:
- From Interstate 95 take exit 8 in Hardeeville, SC
- At the end of the ramp head east on US-278
- In 26.7 miles (on Hilton Head Island) take the first exit in the traffic circle on to Greenwood Dr.
- In 1.8 miles Greenwood Dr becomes Plantation Dr.
- In 1.1 miles turn right on Lighthouse Rd.
- Stay on Lighthouse Rd. for about 0.5 miles to the lighthouse.
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