Mobile Point Range Lights
Alabama
Mobile Point Range Lights is a lighthouse in Alabama, first lit in 1822. It was deactivated in 1966. The nearest other lighthouse is Sand Island Lighthouse, 3.2 mi away.
Mobile Point Range Lights at a glance
First lit
1822
Deactivated 1966
Nearest lighthouse
Sand Island Lighthouse
3.2 mi away
Lighthouses in Alabama
5
on the map
Location
Alabama
30.228, -88.024
About Mobile Point Range Lights
The Mobile Point Range Lights were a series of lighthouses at the entrance to Mobile Bay, at Mobile Point on the tip of the Fort Morgan peninsula, near Mobile, Alabama, United States. The first lighthouse was built as a landfall light by June 1822 at a cost of $9,995.
Mobile Point Range Lights sits at 30.2278, -88.0239 in Alabama. The closest other lighthouses are Sand Island Lighthouse (3.2 mi), Middle Bay Lighthouse (14 mi) and Horn Island Lighthouse (28 mi). Alabama has 5 lighthouses in all.
Visiting Mobile Point Range Lights
The tower itself is closed to climbing.
Tours and Tickets Near Mobile Point Range Lights
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Lighthouses near Mobile Point Range Lights
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Sand Island Lighthouse
3.2 mi away
Middle Bay Lighthouse
14 mi away
Horn Island Lighthouse
28 mi away
Battery Gladden Lighthouse
30 mi away
Choctaw Point Lighthouse
30 mi away
Round Island Lighthouse
33 mi away
Also close to Mobile Point Range Lights: East Pascagoula River Lighthouse 34 mi · Pensacola Lighthouse 43 mi
Questions about Mobile Point Range Lights
Where is Mobile Point Range Lights?
Mobile Point Range Lights is in Alabama, at 30.2278, -88.0239. The nearest other lighthouse is Sand Island Lighthouse, 3.2 mi away.
Can you climb Mobile Point Range Lights?
No. The tower at Mobile Point Range Lights is not open for climbing.
When was Mobile Point Range Lights built?
Mobile Point Range Lights was first lit in 1822. It was deactivated in 1966.
What lighthouses are near Mobile Point Range Lights?
The closest are Sand Island Lighthouse (3.2 mi), Middle Bay Lighthouse (14 mi) and Horn Island Lighthouse (28 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Mobile Point Range Lights (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.