Solomons Lump Lighthouse

Solomons Lump Light is a lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, the abbreviated remains of a caisson light built in 1895. That structure replaced a screw-pile light built on the same spot in 1875, which in turn superseded the Fog Point Light.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Also known as: “Solomon’s Lump Lighthouse” and “Solomons Lump Light”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ewell and Smith Island.

Ewell

Village

Photo: Lee Cannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ewell is an unincorporated community located on Smith Island in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. Ewell is situated 4 miles south of Solomons Lump Lighthouse.

Smith Island

Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Smith Island is a small inhabited island in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. It is the only off-shore inhabited island in the state of Maryland and is accessible only via boat.

Rhodes Point

Village

Rhodes Point is an unincorporated community located on Smith Island in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. Rhodes Point lies on the same insular mass as does the main Smith Island town of Ewell. Rhodes Point is situated 5 miles south of Solomons Lump Lighthouse.