List of lighthouses in Maryland
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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Maryland as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are fourteen active lights in the state as well as three automated caissons and eleven skeleton towers replacing previously staffed lights.
The first lighthouse in the state was lit in 1822 and the last in 1965 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest surviving structure is the Pooles Island Light and the oldest still active is the Cove Point Light. The tallest extant tower is the Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light.
If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2] Locations of demolished lights have been estimated using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigational charts.
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
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Baltimore Harbor Light | Chesapeake Bay | 39°03′33″N 76°23′56″W / 39.05919°N 76.399°W / 39.05919; -76.399 | 1908[3] | 1923[3] | Active | Unknown | 052 52 ft (16 m) | |
Blakistone Island Light | Coltons Point (St. Clement's) | 38°12′27″N 76°44′42″W / 38.2074°N 76.7449°W / 38.2074; -76.7449 | 1851 | 1932 | 1956 (Destroyed, rebuilt as a replica) | Decorative | Unknown | |
Bloody Point Bar Light | Kent Island | 38°50′02″N 76°23′30″W / 38.8338°N 76.3917°W / 38.8338; -76.3917 | 1882 | 1961 | Active | Acrylic | 054 54 ft (16 m) | |
Bodkin Island Light | Patapsco River (Mouth) | 39°08′2.4″N 76°25′37.2″W / 39.134000°N 76.427000°W / 39.134000; -76.427000 | 1822 | Never | 1856 (Destroyed in 1914) | None | Unknown | |
Cedar Point Light | Patuxent River (Mouth) | 39°17′57.12″N 76°23′9.6″W / 39.2992000°N 76.386000°W / 39.2992000; -76.386000 | 1896 | Never | 1928 (Dismantled in 1996) | None | Unknown | |
Choptank River Light | Tred Avon River (Mouth) | 38°39′20″N 76°11′08″W / 38.6555°N 76.1855°W / 38.6555; -76.1855 | 1871 (First) 1921 (Last) 2012 (Replica) | Never | 1964 (Dismantled) | Fifth-order Fresnel (Inside replica) | Unknown | |
Clay Island Light | Nanticoke River (Mouth) | 38°14′02″N 75°58′12″W / 38.234°N 75.970°W / 38.234; -75.970 | 1832 | Never | 1892 (Destroyed in 1894) | None | 036 36 ft (11 m) | |
Cobb Point Bar Light | Cobb Island | 38°14′33″N 76°49′36″W / 38.2424°N 76.8266°W / 38.2424; -76.8266 | 1889 | Never | 1940 (Demolished after fire) | None | Unknown | |
Concord Point Light | Havre de Grace | 39°32′27″N 76°05′05″W / 39.5407°N 76.0848°W / 39.5407; -76.0848 | 1827 | 1920 | Active (Inactive: 1975-1983) | Fifth-order Fresnel | 036 36 ft (11 m) | |
Cove Point Light | Solomons | 38°23′11″N 76°22′54″W / 38.3863°N 76.3817°W / 38.3863; -76.3817 | 1828 | 1986 | Active | Unknown | 038 38 ft (12 m) | |
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light | Edgemere | 39°11′19″N 76°23′40″W / 39.1886°N 76.3945°W / 39.1886; -76.3945 | 1875 | 1964 | Active | Unknown | 025 25 ft (7.6 m) | |
Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light | Edgemere | 39°13′45″N 76°23′39″W / 39.2291°N 76.3942°W / 39.2291; -76.3942 | 1875 | 1923 | Active | Unknown | 105 105 ft (32 m) | |
Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light | Edgemere | 39°11′50″N 76°26′54″W / 39.1971°N 76.4482°W / 39.1971; -76.4482 | 1886 | 1914 | Active | Unknown | 015 15 ft (4.6 m) | |
Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light | Edgemere (Sparrows Point) | 39°12′58.32″N 76°27′45.72″W / 39.2162000°N 76.4627000°W / 39.2162000; -76.4627000 | 1886 | 1933 | Active | Unknown | 064 64 ft (20 m) | |
Drum Point Light | Solomons (Originally at Drum Point) | 38°19′08″N 76°25′16″W / 38.319°N 76.421°W / 38.319; -76.421(approximate original) 38°19′52″N 76°27′47″W / 38.331°N 76.463°W / 38.331; -76.463 (current) | 1883 | 1960 (Semi) | 1962 (Now a museum) | None | 025 25 ft (7.6 m) | |
Fishing Battery Light | Havre de Grace | 39°29′42″N 76°04′59″W / 39.495°N 76.083°W / 39.495; -76.083 | 1853 | 1917 | 1921 (Replaced with skeleton tower) | None | Unknown | |
Fog Point Light | Smith Island | 38°01′48″N 76°02′30″W / 38.0299°N 76.0417°W / 38.0299; -76.0417 | 1827 | Never | 1875 (Later destroyed) | None | Unknown | |
Fort Carroll Light | Baltimore | 39°12′52.92″N 76°31′11.64″W / 39.2147000°N 76.5199000°W / 39.2147000; -76.5199000 | 1854 (Former) 1900 (Current) | 1923 | 1964 (Vandalized) | None | 045 45 ft (14 m) | |
Fort Washington Light | Fort Washington | 38°42′44.3″N 77°2′12.8″W / 38.712306°N 77.036889°W / 38.712306; -77.036889 | 1857 (Former) 1901 (Current) | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | |
Great Shoals Light | Wicomico River (Mouth) | 38°12′51″N 75°52′46″W / 38.2143°N 75.8794°W / 38.2143; -75.8794 | 1882 | Never | 1966 | None | 037 37 ft (11 m) | |
Greenbury Point Light (First) | Annapolis | 38°58′30″N 76°27′18″W / 38.975°N 76.455°W / 38.975; -76.455 | 1848 | Never | 1891 (Eventually collapsed[4]) | None | 039 39 ft (12 m)[4] | |
Greenbury Point Shoal Light (Second) | Annapolis | 38°58′05″N 76°27′14″W / 38.968°N 76.454°W / 38.968; -76.454 | 1892 | Never | 1934 (Replaced with skeleton tower) | None | Unknown | |
Hawkins Point Light | Baltimore | 39°12′28″N 76°31′57″W / 39.2079°N 76.5326°W / 39.2079; -76.5326 | 1868 | Never | 1924 (Replaced with skeleton tower) | None | 028 28 ft (8.5 m)[4] | |
Holland Island Bar Light | Holland Island | 38°04′07″N 76°05′45″W / 38.0687°N 76.0959°W / 38.0687; -76.0959 | 1889 | Never | 1960 (Demolished) | None | 042 42 ft (13 m)[4] | |
Hooper Island Light | Hooper's Island | 38°15′22″N 76°15′00″W / 38.256°N 76.250°W / 38.256; -76.250 | 1902 | 1961 | Active | Unknown | 063 63 ft (19 m)[4] | |
Hooper Strait Light | Saint Michaels (Originally Hooper's Island) | 38°13′36″N 76°04′32″W / 38.2267°N 76.0756°W / 38.2267; -76.0756 (Original) 38°47′15″N 76°13′09″W / 38.7875°N 76.2192°W / 38.7875; -76.2192 (Current) | 1867 (Former) 1879 (Current) | 1954 | 1966 (Now a museum) | None | Unknown | |
Janes Island Light | Crisfield | 37°57′48″N 75°55′07″W / 37.9633°N 75.9185°W / 37.9633; -75.9185 | 1867 (Former) 1879 (Current) | Never | 1935 (Destroyed by ice) | None | 038 38 ft (12 m)[4] | |
Lazaretto Point Light | Baltimore | 39°15′44″N 76°34′17″W / 39.2622°N 76.5715°W / 39.2622; -76.5715 | 1831 | Never | 1926 (Demolished, rebuilt as a replica) | None | Unknown | |
Leading Point Light | Baltimore | 39°12′49″N 76°33′06″W / 39.2137°N 76.5518°W / 39.2137; -76.5518 | 1868 | Never | 1924 (Later demolished[4]) | None | Unknown | |
Love Point Light | Kent Island | 39°03′14″N 76°17′25″W / 39.0539°N 76.2904°W / 39.0539; -76.2904 | 1872 | 1953 | 1964 (Demolished) | None | Unknown | |
Lower Cedar Point Light | Potomac River | 38°20′24″N 76°59′35″W / 38.340°N 76.993°W / 38.340; -76.993 | 1867 (First) 1896 (Last) | Never | 1951 (Replaced with skeleton tower) | None | Unknown | |
Maryland Point Light | Potomac River | 38°20′58″N 77°11′51″W / 38.3495°N 77.1975°W / 38.3495; -77.1975 | 1892 | 1954 | 1963 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown | |
Mathias Point Light | Potomac River | 38°24′18″N 77°02′34″W / 38.4051°N 77.0428°W / 38.4051; -77.0428 | 1876 | 1951 | 1961 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown | |
North Point Range Lights | Baltimore | 39°11′38″N 76°26′31″W / 39.1940°N 76.4419°W / 39.1940; -76.4419 (Front Light) 39°11′50″N 76°26′54″W / 39.1971°N 76.4482°W / 39.1971; -76.4482 (Rear Light) | 1822 | Never | 1873 (Collapsed, replaced by Craighill Channel range lights) | None | 034 34 ft (10 m)[4] (Front) 40 ft (12 m)[4] (Rear) | |
Piney Point Light | Piney Point | 38°08′08″N 76°31′47″W / 38.1355°N 76.5297°W / 38.1355; -76.5297 | 1836 | Never | 1964 | None | 034 34 ft (10 m)[4] | |
Point Lookout Light | Point Lookout | 38°02′19″N 76°19′20″W / 38.0387°N 76.3221°W / 38.0387; -76.3221 | 1830 | Never | 1965 | None | 041 41 ft (12 m)[4] | |
Point No Point Light | Chesapeake Bay | 38°07′41″N 76°17′24″W / 38.128°N 76.29°W / 38.128; -76.29 | 1905 | 1938 | Active | 375mm | 052 52 ft (16 m) | |
Pooles Island Light | Aberdeen | 39°16′44″N 76°16′12″W / 39.279°N 76.270°W / 39.279; -76.270 | 1825 | 1917 | Active (Inactive: 1939-2011) | Unknown | 038 38 ft (12 m) | |
Ragged Point Light | Potomac River | 38°09′16″N 76°36′05″W / 38.1544°N 76.6014°W / 38.1544; -76.6014 | 1910 | Never | 1962 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown | |
Sandy Point Shoal Light | Skidmore | 39°00′58″N 76°23′06″W / 39.016°N 76.385°W / 39.016; -76.385 | 1858 (Former) 1883 (Current) | 1963 | Active | Unknown | 051 51 ft (16 m) | |
Seven Foot Knoll Light | Baltimore (Originally in the Patapsco River) | 39°09′18″N 76°24′33″W / 39.1551°N 76.4091°W / 39.1551; -76.4091 (Original) 39°17′01″N 76°36′19″W / 39.2836°N 76.6054°W / 39.2836; -76.6054 (Current) | 1855 | 1948[4] | 1988 (Now an onshore museum) | Decorative | 040 40 ft (12 m) | |
Sharkfin Shoal Light | Nanticoke River (Mouth) | 38°12′07″N 75°59′12″W / 38.2020°N 75.9868°W / 38.2020; -75.9868 | 1892 | Never | 1964 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown | |
Sharps Island Light | Saint Michaels | 38°38′21″N 76°22′33″W / 38.6391°N 76.3758°W / 38.6391; -76.3758[5] | 1838 (First) 1882 (Current) | 1951 | 2010[6] | 250mm | 054 54 ft (16 m) | |
Solomons Lump Light | Princess Anne | 38°02′53″N 76°00′54″W / 38.04806°N 76.01502°W / 38.04806; -76.01502 | 1875 (Former) 1895 (Current) | 1950 | Active | Unknown | 047 47 ft (14 m) | |
Somers Cove Light | Crisfield | 37°57′59″N 75°52′39″W / 37.9665°N 75.8775°W / 37.9665; -75.8775 | 1867 | Never | 1932 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown | |
Thomas Point Shoal Light | Annapolis | 38°53′56″N 76°26′10″W / 38.899°N 76.436°W / 38.899; -76.436 | 1825 (Former) 1875 (Current) | 1986 | Active | 250mm | 043 43 ft (13 m) | |
Turkey Point Light | Elkton | 39°26′59.578″N 76°0′30.313″W / 39.44988278°N 76.00842028°W / 39.44988278; -76.00842028 | 1833 | 1947 | Active (Inactive: 2000-2002) | Unknown | Unknown | |
Upper Cedar Point Light | Potomac River | 38°24′10″N 77°04′57″W / 38.4027°N 77.0826°W / 38.4027; -77.0826 | 1867 | 1963 | 1963 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown |
References
- ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ^ a b "Baltimore Harbor Light". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Historic Light Station Information & Photography Maryland". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Sharps Island, MD". LighthouseFriends.
- ^ "Local Notice to Mariners District 5 Week 02/10" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. 12 January 2010. p. 24. Retrieved 2010-12-05.[permanent dead link]
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