Great Shoals Light
Great Shoals Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Wicomico River.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Great Shoals Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dames Quarter and Waterview.
Dames Quarter
Hamlet
Dames Quarter is a census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. Dames Quarter is situated 2 miles southwest of Great Shoals Light.
Waterview
Hamlet
Waterview is an unincorporated community and… Waterview is situated 2½ miles northwest of Great Shoals Light.
Nanticoke Acres
Hamlet
Nanticoke Acres is an unincorporated community and… Nanticoke Acres is situated 3½ miles northwest of Great Shoals Light.
Great Shoals Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Somerset County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.21437° or 38° 12′ 52″ north
Longitude
-75.8794° or 75° 52′ 46″ west
Open location code
87C6647C+P6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Great Shoals Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Great Shoals”
- French: “Phare de Great Shoals”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Saint Stephen and Pine Beach.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Deal Island Primitive Campsite and Roaring Point Waterfront Campground.
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