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Assateague Lighthouse

Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the , United States.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Assateague Island Light” and “Assateague Light”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center and Toms Cove Visitor Center.

Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 950 feet south of Assateague Lighthouse.

Tourism office
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is a tourism office, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Assateague Lighthouse.

Movie theater
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The Island Theatre is a historic building located at 4074 Main Street, , . It still serves as an operational . Originally named Island Theatre, the theatre was renamed from the 1980s until the name was reverted to Island Theatre in 2013. is situated 2 miles northwest of Assateague Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birch Town and Black Point Landing.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States.

Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles north of Assateague Lighthouse.

Assateague Lighthouse

Latitude
37.91118° or 37° 54′ 40″ north
Longitude
-75.35603° or 75° 21′ 22″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Inception
1867
Height
141 feet (43 metres)
Operator
Chincoteague Natural History Association;US Coast Guard
Open location code
8796WJ6V+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 562175159
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4744952
Wiki­data ID
Q4808548
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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Assateague Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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