Hilton Head Rear Range Light
Hilton Head Island, SC

History:
The Rear Lighthouse of Hilton Head Range Light Station, which is also called Leamington Lighthouse is an inactive light station on Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

The light station was built by the U.S. Lighthouse Board in 1879 to 1880. It is a cast-iron, skeleton tower on six concrete piers. The hexagonal base is 30 feet (9.1 m) in diameter. There is a central, cylindrical stair tower with a spiral staircase. The hexagonal watch room and lantern has a wooden structure. The focal plane of the lantern is 87 feet (27 m) above its base and 92 feet (28 m) above mean sea level. The tower was covered with wooden sheathing, which was later covered with sheet metal. This sheathing has been removed.

The tower originally had Hains oil lamps, which were replaced in 1893 with Funck-Heap lamps. The station was deactivated in 1932. The front range light was moveable to compensate for the shifting channel. It is no longer in existence. The brick oil house standard near the tower. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has information and pictures of the tower.

The keeper's house was cut in two and moved to Harbour Town in Hilton Head. The tower is located on hole 15 of the Arthur Hills Golf Course.

Source: Wikipedia

Latitude/Longitude: 32.164424,-80.739001

Nearest Address: 54 Leamington Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC

• From Interstate 95 take exit 8 in Hardeeville, SC
• At the end of the ramp head east on US-278
• In 27.4 miles turn left onto Queens Folly Road (Palmetto Dunes Resort)
• In about a mile you'll come to a guard shack at Ocean Lane. Tell the guard you want to visit the lighthouse.
• Stay on Ocean Lane for 1.2 miles then turn right on S Shore Dr.
• In 0.4 miles turn left onto Leamnington Lane.
• Stay on Leamington Lane for about 0.4 miles. Looks for the mailbox with #54 on it. Pull over there. The lighthouse will be on the left side of the road.

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