New Point Comfort Lighthouse
New Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay, United States, off the tip of the Middle Peninsula. Finished in 1804, it is the third-oldest surviving light in the bay, and the tenth-oldest in the United States.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “New Point Comfort Light”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bavon and Motorun.
Bavon
Hamlet
Bavon is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Bavon is situated 2½ miles north of New Point Comfort Lighthouse.
Motorun
Hamlet
Motorun is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, in the U. Motorun is situated 3 miles northwest of New Point Comfort Lighthouse.
New Point
Hamlet
New Point is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, in the U. New Point is situated 3 miles north of New Point Comfort Lighthouse.
New Point Comfort Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mathews, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.30102° or 37° 18′ 4″ north
Longitude
-76.27783° or 76° 16′ 40″ west
Open location code
87958P2C+CV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“New Point Comfort Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de New Point Comfort”
- French: “Phare de New Point Comfort”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bayside and Shadow.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: New Point Comfort and New Point School.
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Worth a closer look: Richmond and Arlington.
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