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Oak Island Lighthouse Facts:. 169 feet tall. Its aerobeam can be seen from 24 miles away. Last manually operated lighthouse in the world. It is the last built lighthouse in North Carolina and one of the last built in the U.S. It is one of the most powerful lighthouses
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Oak Island Lighthouse Facts: • 169 feet tall • Its aerobeam can be seen from • 24 miles away. • Last manually operated lighthouse in the • world • It is the last built lighthouse in North Carolina • and one of the last built in the U.S. • It is one of the most powerful lighthouses • in the world • It will never need to be repainted because • the paint was mixed into the cement when it • was built • The Oak Island Lighthouse is switched on a • half hour before sunset and is switched off • every morning thirty minutes after sunrise. Research and Project done by: Alexander Ahlquist