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The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina. It sits next to the Oak Island Coast Guard Station on the east end of Oak Island in Brunswick County looking south out at the Atlantic Ocean.

Location: Oak Island, Cape Fear River, North Carolina
Coordinates: 33.8929°N 78.035°W
Year first constructed: 1957/8
Year first lit: 1958
Automated: yes
Foundation: Concrete-filled steel pilings
Construction: Portland concrete
Tower shape: Cylindrical
Markings / pattern: Bottom third of tower gray, second third white, top third black
Tower height: 153 feet (47 m)
Focal height: 169 feet (52 m)
Current lens: DCB-436 Aerobeacon
Intensity: 2,500,000 candlepower
Range: 24 nautical miles (nominal)
Characteristic: Flashes (4)W 10s

I was here on May 15 2020. There is a small parking rea at the base of the lighthouse and a boardwalk across the street.

The tower is open for climbs to the second floor level on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from Memorial Day through Labor Day

The lighthouse is owned by the Town of Caswell Beach. Grounds open, tower open during tours.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 5 2007

Access: Car