Atlantic Coast Lighthouse Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Atlantic Coast Lighthouse Lighthouse
The Fenwick Island Lighthouse, constructed of brick, stands 25.5 meters tall with a cylindrical shape and a black lantern atop a white tower. Its operational history includes a period of inactivity between 1978 and 1982 when the Coast Guard deactivated it. Public support led to the State of Delaware taking ownership in 1981, enabling restoration and relighting in 1982. Further renovations were completed in 1997-98, with exterior repairs and repainting occurring in 2006. In 2017, the adjoining keeper's house was purchased by the state with plans for restoration. The lighthouse emits an occulting white light with a period of 13 seconds.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is significant for marking the boundary between Delaware and Maryland and for retaining its original 3rd order Fresnel lens still in use.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 13s
- Raw Code
- Oc W 13s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1859
Significant events: inactive 1978-1982, deactivated and abandoned by Coast Guard in 1978, public protests led State of Delaware to take ownership in 1981, restoration in 1981-82 saved and relit the lighthouse, significant renovation in 1997-98, exterior repaired and painted in 2006, state purchased adjoining keeper's house in 2017 and announced plans to restore the house and paint the lighthouse
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ocean City(7.8 km)
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with black lantern
- Material
- brick
Structure: A 25.5m cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with a black lantern.
Location
- City
- Ocean City
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Sea Region
- Located on 146th Street at Lighthouse Avenue in Fenwick Island, a few feet from the Delaware-Maryland state line.
- Latitude
- 38.4512°
- Longitude
- -75.0552°
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