Fort Washington Light
Fort Washington Light is a lighthouse located on the banks of the Potomac River on the grounds of its namesake fort. There has been a lighthouse on the location since 1857; the current light was converted from a fog bell tower in 1901.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Fort Washington Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waynewood and Tantallon.
Waynewood
Neighborhood
Waynewood is a populated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is located on the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
Tantallon
Neighborhood
Tantallon is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is a part of the census-designated place of Fort Washington. Tantallon is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fort Washington Light.
Fort Hunt
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
Fort Hunt is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The area is named after Fort Hunt, which was built on the bank of the Potomac River in 1897 to defend Washington, D.C. from naval attack and is now a public park. Fort Hunt is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Washington Light.
Fort Washington Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.71228° or 38° 42′ 44″ northLongitude
-77.0369° or 77° 2′ 13″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Height
28 feet (8.5 metres)Open location code
87C4PX67+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 166622911OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Fort Washington Light” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “華盛頓堡燈塔”
- French: “Phare de Fort Washington”
- French: “phare de Fort Weshington”
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