Wilmington and New Castle Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Wilmington and New Castle Lighthouses Lighthouse
This skeletal steel tower, standing 27.5 meters tall, was built and first lit in 2000. It displays a continuous green light from a focal height of 28.5 meters, with a geographic range of 15 nautical miles. The structure is a black, triangular skeletal tower featuring a small gallery. This light is part of the Wilmington and New Castle Lighthouses range, guiding vessels downstream. The station itself was established in 1909.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is critical for safe navigation, guiding vessels downstream as part of the Wilmington and New Castle range system and ensuring mariners can accurately maintain their course in the waterway.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Green
- Raw Code
- F G
- Focal Height
- 28.5m
- Geographic Range
- 15NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2000
Significant events: station established 1909
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Wilmington(0.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J1313.1
- USCG No.
- 2-3085
- ARLHS No.
- USA-050
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27.5m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- black
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 27.5-meter (90 ft) black triangular skeletal tower with a small gallery.
Location
- City
- Wilmington
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Delaware
- Sea Region
- Part of the Wilmington and New Castle Lighthouses range, guiding vessels downstream, located about 1 mile northeast of a historic lighthouse.
- Latitude
- 39.7272°
- Longitude
- -75.5109°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Wilmington and New Castle Lighthouses على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب United States، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.