Pooles Island Light
Pooles Island Light is the oldest lighthouse still standing in Maryland and the fourth oldest in the Chesapeake Bay area. The light is located on Pooles Island in the central Chesapeake Bay.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Poole’s Island Lighthouse” and “Pooles Island Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolchester and Tolchester Beach.
Tolchester
Village
Tolchester is a census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Tolchester is situated 5 miles south of Pooles Island Light.
Tolchester Beach
Village
Tolchester Beach is an unincorporated community… Tolchester Beach is situated 5 miles south of Pooles Island Light.
Georgetown
Village
Georgetown is an unincorporated community in northeastern Kent County, Maryland, United States. Georgetown is situated 6 miles southeast of Pooles Island Light.
Pooles Island Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Harford County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.29055° or 39° 17′ 26″ north
Longitude
-76.26644° or 76° 15′ 59″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87F57PRM+6C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Pooles Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Pooles Island”
- French: “Phare de Pooles Island”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Great Oak Landing and Great Oak Estates.
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Places to explore: Stavley Pond and Swaderick Creek.
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