Bodie Island (North Carolina)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1849 | Fl W 90s. Period of 90 sec. is assumed. | USLHE Light List (US): 179 |
| 1858 | FFl W 90s, AlFl R 90s. F14 Fl14. | LHB Light List (US): 251 |
| 1860 | Fl W 90s. W15. | LHB Light List (US): 236 |
| 1878 | F W. W18. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 325 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 339 | |
| 1886 | F W. W183/4. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 389 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 408 | |
| 1893 | F W. W181/2. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 499 |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 601 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 620 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 715 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 773 | |
| 1915 | F W. W19. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1103 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1142 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1196 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1312 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1117 | |
| 1935 | Fl(2) W 30s. W19. fl 2.5, ec 2.5, fl 2.5, ec 22.5. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1370 |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2708 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1903 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2225 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2225 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 163 | |
| 1969-1970 | ||
| 1972-1974 | ||
| 1976 | Fl(2) W 30s. W18. fl 2.5, ec 2.5, fl 2.5, ec 22.5. | |
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 245 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 505 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 590 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1849 | 14 Lamps / 21" Refl. | 55 | 561/2 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 179 |
| 1858 | 4th | 57 | 65 | LHB Light List (US): 251 | |
| 1860 | 3rd | 86 | 90 | LHB Light List (US): 236 | |
| 1878 | 1st | 150 | 156 | A brick tower, granite foundation. Lantern and iron-work on top colored black; tower painted in zones or belts, alternately, white and black, each zone being about 22 feet in width. Keeper's dwelling, which is white, is about 50 yards to the westward of the tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 325 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 339 | ||||
| 1886 | Brick tower, granite foundation. Tower colored in alternate zones or belts of black and white, each zone 22 feet wide; lantern and iron-work, black. White dwelling, 50 yards to the westward. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 389 | |||
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 408 | ||||
| 1893 | Conical brick tower, granite base. Shaft colored in alternate black and white bands, commencing with black below; lantern and iron-work, black. White dwelling, 50 yards to westward. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 499 | |||
| 1898 | Conical brick tower, granite base. Shaft colored in horizontal bands, alternately black and white, commencing with white below; lantern and ironwork, black. White dwelling, 150 feet to westward. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 601 | |||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 620 | ||||
| 1905 | Conical, brick tower, granite base; shaft colored in horizontal bands, alternately black and white, commencing with white below; lantern and ironwork, black. White dwelling 150 feet to westward. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 715 | |||
| 1908 | Conical, brick tower, granite base; shaft colored in horizontal bands, alternately black and white, commencing with white below; black lantern and ironwork; white dwelling 150 feet to W'd. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 773 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 161 | Conical tower; alternate white and black horizontal bands above granite base; black ironwork. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1103 | |
| 1917 | 163 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1142 | |||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1196 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1312 | ||||
| 1931 | 1 iov | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1117 | |||
| 1935 | 1 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1370 | |||
| 1943 | 1 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2708 | |||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | Conical tower, alternate white and black horizontal bands above granite base, black ironwork. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1903 | ||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2225 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2225 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 163 | ||||
| 1969-1970 | |||||
| 1972-1974 | 166 | ||||
| 1976 | |||||
| 1978 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | Conical tower, white and black bands above granite base, black ironwork. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 245 | |||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 505 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 590 | ||||
| 2004 |
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1847 - 1861 (Approximate location - both 1847 and 1859 lights were built on Pea Island, on the other side of the inlet. The 1859 tower was built near the original.) |
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1872 - Present |