Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lighting the Tybee Lighthouse

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

1. Lighting the Tybee Lighthouse Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Until recently 1000 watt bulbs were used in most first-order Fresnel lenses. The light produced by the 1000 watt bulb combined with the magnification power of the Fresnel lens, can be seen for over 20 miles at sea and can be measured in hundreds of thousands of candle power. A second bulb is in place as a back-up bulb.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 32° 1.343′ N, 80° 50.739′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker can be reached from Meddin Drive south of Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Tybee Island Light Station & Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Meddin Dr, Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Order Fresnel Lense (here, next to this marker); Who Controls the Tybee Lighthouse? (here, next to this marker); Changing Day Marks of the Tybee Light (here, next to this marker); The 4th Tybee Island Lighthouse 1867-Present (here, next to this marker); Life at the Tybee Island Light Station

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(here, next to this marker); Journal of the Light-House Station (here, next to this marker); The 3rd Tybee Lighthouse Survives Destruction (here, next to this marker); The 3rd Tybee Island Day Mark Lighthouse 1773-1861 • Damage to the 3rd Tybee Lighthouse 1861 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.

Also see . . . Tybee Island Light Station & Museum. (Submitted on November 23, 2022.)

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

2. Lighting the Tybee Lighthouse Marker

Tybee Island Light image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

3. Tybee Island Light

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

4. Tybee Island Light

Focal Plane Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

5. Focal Plane Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.