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Tybee Island Light is a lighthouse next to the Savannah River Entrance, on the northeast end of Tybee Island, Georgia. It is one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, though highly modified in the mid 1800s

Location: Tybee Island, Georgia
Coordinates: 32°01′20″N 80°50′44″W
Address: 30 Meddin Dr, Tybee Island, GA 31328
Year first constructed: 1736
Year first lit: 1867
Automated: 1972
Foundation: Stone and timber
Construction: Brick
Tower shape: Octagonal
Markings / pattern: Lower 50 feet (15 m) black, upper part white; lantern, black
Tower height: 144 feet (44 m)
Focal height: 44 metre
Original lens: 1791:Oil lamps; 1867:First order Fresnel lens
Current lens: First order Fresnel lens
Range: 16 nautical miles; 29 kilometres (18 mi)
Characteristic: Fixed white

I viewed this light on May 14 2020. There is a lot of parking and plenty places to view this lighthouse

Tybee Island Lighthouse is open every day, except Tuesday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The lighthouse is also closed on St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

The lighthouse is owned by the Tybee Island Historical Society. Grounds/dwelling/tower open.

Access: Car

Coordinates are for reference only, do not use for navigation