Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse
Fl WR 10s🇺🇸New Jersey, USOperational
Location & Light Range
About Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse
Constructed in 1914, this lighthouse guides vessels along the north side of the ship channel in Delaware Bay. The tower stands 14 meters tall, with its focal plane reaching 18 meters above the water. It emits a white and red light, providing a WR signal to mariners. This structure replaced an earlier screw-pile lighthouse, which was the first of its kind in the United States. The Brandywine Shoal Light is situated west of Cape May, New Jersey.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing its historical significance as the location of the United States' first screw-pile lighthouse.
Background
The Brandywine Shoal Light is a lighthouse on the north side of the ship channel in Delaware Bay on the east coast of the United States, west of Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It was the site of the first screw-pile lighthouse in the United States.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl WR 10s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- WR
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 10s
- Focal Height
- 18m
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1914
- Heritage Status
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q4957291 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
Location
- City
- New Jersey
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 38.9833°
- Longitude
- -75.1167°
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