Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse
The Seven Foot Knoll Light was built in 1855 and is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in Maryland. It was located atop Seven Foot Knoll in the Chesapeake Bay until it was replaced by a modern navigational aid and relocated to Baltimore's Inner Harbor as a museum exhibit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: VinceB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Seven Foot Knoll Light”, “Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse”, and “Seven-Foot Knoll Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include American Visionary Art Museum and Pier Six Pavilion.
American Visionary Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Jmj1000, Public domain.
The American Visionary Art Museum is an art museum located in Baltimore, Maryland's Federal Hill neighborhood at 800 Key Highway. The museum specializes in the preservation and display of outsider art. American Visionary Art Museum is situated 1,200 feet south of Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse.
Pier Six Pavilion
Event venue
Photo: Mr.schultz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pier Six Pavilion is a music venue located in Baltimore, Maryland. The waterfront venue is located on Pier Six of the Inner Harbor and opened in 1981.
United States lightship Chesapeake
Museum
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
United States lightship Chesapeake is a museum ship owned by the National Park Service and on a 25-year loan to Baltimore City, and is operated by Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. United States lightship Chesapeake is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Italy and Inner Harbor.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Little Italy is a neighborhood located in southeastern Baltimore, Maryland. The neighborhood is known for its strong Italian-American heritage and identity.
Inner Harbor
Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inner Harbor is the heart of Baltimore, and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. In the 1950s, the area became an industrial wasteland and the buildings were eventually replaced with parkland for public uses and events.
Federal Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Iracaz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Federal Hill is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, that lies just to the south of the city's central business district. Many of the structures are included in the Federal Hill Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.28358° or 39° 17′ 1″ northLongitude
-76.60535° or 76° 36′ 19″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Height
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87F579MV+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 178328407OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4369185Wikidata ID
Q7457261
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In Other Languages
“Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Seven Foot Knoll”
- French: “Phare de Seven Foot Knoll”
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