Sand Island Lighthouse
Fort Morgan, Alabama
Updated in June 2018
Name: Sand Island Lighthouse
Nearest City: Fort Morgan, Alabama
Location: 3 miles south of Dauphin Island
Body of water: Mobile Bay & Gulf of Mexico
Style of lighthouse: Conical
Lens & Location: 2nd Order Fresnel Lens is in the Fort Morgan Museum
Other Lens:
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations: Alabama Lighthouse Association
Groups to join:
Owned by: Town of Dauphin Island
Managed by: Sand Island Lighthouse Preservation Group, Inc.
National Register of Historic Places: Since November 12, 1975
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: Yes, in 2009 on a .44¢
Haunted: No
Photographed it: April 19, 2018
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Latitude: 30.18757 Longitude: -88.05079
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Nearest City: Fort Morgan, Alabama
Location: 3 miles south of Dauphin Island
Body of water: Mobile Bay & Gulf of Mexico
Style of lighthouse: Conical
Lens & Location: 2nd Order Fresnel Lens is in the Fort Morgan Museum
Other Lens:
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations: Alabama Lighthouse Association
Groups to join:
Owned by: Town of Dauphin Island
Managed by: Sand Island Lighthouse Preservation Group, Inc.
National Register of Historic Places: Since November 12, 1975
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: Yes, in 2009 on a .44¢
Haunted: No
Other Lighthouse Information:
The Sand Island lighthouse is a sister to the Morris Island lighthouse, near Charleston, SC. The Sand Island lighthouse was on a narrow strip of land that was once 400 acres. As the years went by, the land around Sand Island light slowly eroded away. The extensive restoration of the island was completed in the fall of 2011. Unfortunately the sand didn't stay around the lighthouse long and by March 2012 the island was again gone. Charter a boat with Action Outdoors or Captain Jim Hall to visit the lighthouse.The Lighthouse Hunters Experience:
In March 2004 we had the trip booked with Captain Jim Hall but it was cancelled due to the high winds over several days. In 2018 we finally saw the light. We and 32 of our USLHS group left from the Dauphin Island Marina on covered 44 foot Duke boat from Action Outdoors. We motored 7 mph, circled the light, and while motoring back we were shown how they troll for gulf shrimp. Some fed shrimp to the pelicans which created a frenzy. We enjoyed the 18 mile boat ride in under 3 hours.Photographed it: April 19, 2018
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Latitude: 30.18757 Longitude: -88.05079
For directions click Google Maps
Photo taken on April 19, 2018
Photo taken on April 19, 2018
Photo taken on April 19, 2018
Photo taken on April 19, 2018
Photo taken on April 19, 2018
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