Georgetown Light, Lighthouse at Winyah Bay entrance near Georgetown, South Carolina

Georgetown Light is a white brick tower with a black lantern room at the entrance to Winyah Bay. The structure houses a Fresnel lens and helps guide vessels safely through the waterway.

The first Georgetown Light was a cypress tower destroyed by a storm in 1806. A 72-foot brick tower replaced it in 1812, and a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed in 1857. After Civil War damage, the tower was rebuilt and raised to 87 feet in 1867. The light was automated in 1986, and the Fresnel lens was removed in 1999.

The light is now part of the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve, managed by the State of South Carolina, while the U.S. Coast Guard keeps it operating. Its Fresnel lens was removed in 1999 and replaced by a modern aerial beacon. The keeper's brick house, the 1890 brick fuel building and the 1894 boathouse still stand near the tower.

The site is located within a wildlife preserve and can be reached by car or on foot. Visitors should come prepared for changing tides and coastal weather conditions.

The fourth-order Fresnel lens was removed in 1999 and replaced by a modern aerial beacon. The keeper's brick house, a brick fuel building from 1890 and a boathouse from 1894 also survive on North Island.