Lazaretto Lighthouse
The Lazaretto Point Light was a historic lighthouse in Baltimore harbor. Though long demolished, a replica stands near its original site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Lazaretto Light”, “Lazaretto Light House”, “Lazaretto Point Light”, and “Lazaretto Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort McHenry and NS Savannah.
Fort McHenry
Fort
Photo: ScottyBoy900Q, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British Royal Navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. Fort McHenry is situated 2,400 feet west of Lazaretto Lighthouse.
NS Savannah
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, launched on July 21, 1959, two years after the Soviet ice-breaker Lenin, the first nuclear-powered civilian vessel. NS Savannah is situated 1 mile east of Lazaretto Lighthouse.
Pier 7 Heliport
Aerodrome
Pier 7 Heliport is a heliport located two miles east of Baltimore, Maryland, United States, on the Chesapeake Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locust Point and Canton.
Locust Point
Neighborhood
Photo: Jeremai, Public domain.
Locust Point is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Located in South Baltimore, the neighborhood is entirely surrounded by the Locust Point Industrial Area; the traditional boundaries are Lawrence street to the west and the Patapsco River to the north, south, and east.
Canton
Neighborhood
Photo: Steelplug, Public domain.
Canton is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is along Baltimore's outer harbor in the southeastern section of the city, roughly 2 miles east of Baltimore's downtown district and next to or near the neighborhoods of Patterson Park, Fell's Point, Highlandtown, and Brewers Hill.
Southeast Baltimore
Southeast Baltimore, fittingly, covers the areas in the southeast of Baltimore, ranging from industrial wastelands to charming neighborhoods both quiet and hip.
Lazaretto Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.26219° or 39° 15′ 44″ northLongitude
-76.57155° or 76° 34′ 18″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87F57C6H+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 336232790OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4360461Wikidata ID
Q6505839
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lazaretto Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Lazaretto Point”
- French: “Phare de Lazaretto Point”
Localities in the Area
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