Aransas Pass Light Station

Port Aransas Light Station
Aransas Pass Light Station
Map
LocationAransas County, Texas
Coordinates27°51′51″N 97°03′23″W / 27.86417°N 97.05639°W / 27.86417; -97.05639
Tower
Constructed1856
FoundationScrewpile, concrete
ConstructionRed brick
Automatedyes
Height68 feet (21 m)
ShapeOctagon
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1857
Deactivated1952
Focal height60 feet (18 m)
Lensfourth order Fresnel lens
Range13 miles (21 km)
CharacteristicFF W Edit this on Wikidata
Aransas Pass Light Station
Nearest cityPort Aransas, Texas
Area23.8 acres (9.6 ha)
Built byU.S. Lighthouse Board
NRHP reference No.77001423[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1977

Aransas Pass Light Station also called Lydia Ann Lighthouse is an historic light station in Aransas County, Harbor Island, just outside the city limits of Port Aransas, Texas, behind San Jose and Mustang Islands, that protects a natural gulf pass to Aransas and Corpus Christi Bays.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.