Location | Pascagoula, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 30°22′15″N 88°33′21″W / 30.37070°N 88.55590°W (2013)[1] |
Tower | |
Foundation | Unknown |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1944[2] |
Height | 50 feet (15 m)[3] |
Shape | Conical |
Markings | Red Brick |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Mississippi Landmark |
Light | |
First lit | 1859[2] |
Deactivated | 1949[2] |
Lens | fourth order Fresnel lens[2] |
Range | 10–12 nautical miles; 19–23 kilometres (12–14 mi)[3] |
Round Island Light | |
NRHP reference No. | 86002815 |
USMS No. | 059-PAS-0223-NR-ML |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 9, 1986[3] |
Designated USMS | February 25, 1987[5] |
Round Island Lighthouse stood from 1859 to 1998 on the southwest end of Round Island in the Mississippi Sound, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Pascagoula, Mississippi.[6] In September 1998, the lighthouse was toppled by Hurricane Georges. In 2010, the base of the structure and other lighthouse remnants were removed from Round Island and relocated within the City of Pascagoula for restoration.