Cape Charles Lighthouse
Cape Charles Lighthouse is an octagonal cast iron skeleton tower lighthouse at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on Smith Island which was officially removed from service in 2019.- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
- …is also known as “Cape Charles Light”
- …dates from 1894
- Description: lighthouse in Virginia, United States
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magotha and Cedar Grove.
Cedar Grove
Locality
Cedar Grove is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.
4½ miles northwest of Cape Charles Lighthouse
Kiptopeke
Kiptopeke is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.
5 miles northwest of Cape Charles Lighthouse
Cape Charles Lighthouse
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Latitude
37.1229° or 37° 7′ 23″ north
Longitude
-75.90649° or 75° 54′ 23″ west
Open location code
879643FV+5C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Cape Charles Lighthouse” goes by many names.
Маяк мыса ЧарльзRussian
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