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| Lighthouses to Visit - Mid Atlantic Coast |
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Delaware |
Maryland
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| Point Lookout Light Station at entrance to Potomac River in Maryland. NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1994. | |
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Delaware 
DELAWARE BREAKWATER LIGHTLocation: LEWES HARBOR / DELAWARE BAY ENTRANCE Nearest City: LEWES Owner/Manager: US COAST GUARD / DELAWARE RIVER & BAY LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: YES, BUT LIMITED TO TOURS BY RESERVATION; FEE CHARGED Access: BY BOAT Contact: 302-644-7046 or tours@delawarebaylights.org FENWICK ISLAND LIGHT Location: DELAWARE/MARYLAND BORDER Nearest City: FENWICK ISLAND Owner/Manager: FRIENDS OF THE FENWICK ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM OPEN ON SELECTED DATES OR BY APPOINTMENT Access: BETWEEM DELAWARE ROUTES 521 AND 146TH ST. AT DELAWARE/MARYLAND STATE LINE, 200 YARDS WEST OF OCEAN HIGHWAY HARBOR OF REFUGE Location: LEWES HARBOR / DELAWARE BAY ENTRANCE Nearest City: LEWES Owner/Manager: DELAWARE RIVER & BAY LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: YES, BUT LIMITED TO TOURS BY RESERVATION; FEE CHARGED Access: BY BOAT Contact: 302-644-7046 or tours@delawarebaylights.org
Maryland
CONCORD
POINT (HAVRE DE GRACE) LIGHTLocation: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER/CHESAPEAKE BAY Nearest City: HAVRE DE GRACE Owner/Manager: CITY OF HAVRE DE GRACE/FRIENDS OF CONCORD POINT LIGHTHOUSE, INC. Current Use: HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: APRIL - OCT, SAT & SUN, 1-5PM Access: CONCORD AND LAFAYETTE STREETS Contact: 410-939-9040 DRUM POINT LIGHT Location: MOVED TO MUSEUM FROM PATUXENT RIVER Nearest City: SOLOMONS Owner/Manager: CALVERT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS / CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY YEAR ROUND EXCEPT THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND NEW YEAR'S, 10AM - 5PM; FEE CHARGED Access: ROUTE 2 Contact: 410-326-2042 FORT WASHINGTON LIGHT Location: POTOMAC RIVER Nearest City: FORT WASHINGTON Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN FORT WASHINGTON PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY Access: ROUTE 210 TO FORT WASHINGTON ROAD / FORT WASHINGTON PARK Contact: 301-763-4600 HOOPER STRAIT LIGHT Location: RELOCATED FROM TANGIER SOUND Nearest City: ST. MICHAELS Owner/Manager: CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM Current Use: MUSEUM EXHIBIT Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY YEAR ROUND; HOURS VARY BY SEASON; FEE CHARGED Access: OFF ROUTE 33 / MAIN STREET Contact: 410-745-2916 PINEY POINT LIGHT Location: POTOMAC RIVER WEST OF PINEY POINT Nearest City: VALLEY LEE Owner/Manager: ST. MARYS COUNTY Current Use: MUSEUM AND PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY; MUSEUM OPEN MAY - OCT, FRI - MON, 12-5PM; FEE CHARGED Access: OFF PINEY POINT ROAD ONTO LIGHTHOUSE ROAD TO END Contact: 301-769-2222 POINT LOOKOUT LIGHT (OLD) Location: ENTRANCE TO POTOMAC RIVER Nearest City: SCOTLAND Owner/Manager: MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Current Use: STATE PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS DAILY; LIGHTHOUSE OPEN MAY - NOV, 1ST SATURDAY, 10AM - 2PM; FEE CHARGED Access: POINT LOOKOUT STATE PARK / ROUTE 5 Contact: 301-872-5688 SEVEN FOOT KNOLL LIGHT Location: MOVED TO BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR IN 1987 Nearest City: BALTIMORE Owner/Manager: BALTIMORE MARITIME MUSEUM Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: DAILY, 10AM - 5PM, HOURS SUBJECT TO CHANGE; FEE CHARGED Access: PIER 5, INNER HARBOR Contact: 410-396-3453 TURKEY POINT LIGHT Location: ELK RIVER ENTRANCE/CHESAPEAKE BAY Nearest City: NORTH EAST Owner/Manager: MARYLAND DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES / TURKEY POINT LIGHT STATION, INC. Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: GROUNDS DAILY; LIGHTHOUSE OPEN SAT & SUN 11AM - 4PM; FEE CHARGED AT PARK ENTRANCE Access: ELK NECK STATE PARK / ROUTE 272 (REQUIRES ONE-MILE HIKE) Contact: 410-287-5333
New Jersey (south)
ABSECON LIGHT Location: ORIGINALLY ABSECON BEACH Nearest City: ATLANTIC CITY Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW JERSEY / INLET PUBLIC/PRIVATE ASSOCIATION, INC. Current Use: HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: THURS - MON, 11AM - 4PM; CLOSED TUES, WED, AND MAJOR HOLIDAYS; FEE CHARGED Access: RHODE ISLAND & PACIFIC AVENUES Contact: 609-449-1360 or HISTORIC ABSECON LIGHTHOUSE web site BARNEGAT LIGHT Location: NORTH END LONG BEACH ISLAND Nearest City: LONG BEACH Owner/Manager: NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DIVISION OF PARKS AND FORESTRY Current Use: BARNEGAT LIGHTHOUSE STATE PARK Open to the Public: DAILY, WEATHER PERMITTING, 9AM - 3:30PM; NO ENTRANCE FEE Access: NORTH, LONG BEACH ISLAND BLVD. FROM ROUTE 72 Contact: 609-494-2016 CAPE MAY LIGHT Location: DELAWARE BAY ENTRANCE Nearest City: CAPE MAY Owner/Manager: NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DIVISION OF PARKS AND FORESTRY / MID-ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE IN STATE PARK Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY DURING SPRING, SUMMER & FALL; WEEKENDS DURING WINTER; FEE CHARGED Access: CAPE MAY POINT STATE PARK / ROUTE 109 WEST Phone: 609-884-5404 EAST POINT (MAURICE RIVER) LIGHT Location: MAURICE RIVER/DELAWARE BAY Nearest City: HEISLERVILLE Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW JERSEY/MAURICE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: 3RD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH, APRIL - OCT Access: ON LIGHTHOUSE ROAD, NEAR END OF EAST POINT ROAD, ABOUT 3.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HEISLERVILLE Contact: eastpointlighthousenj@yahoo.com FINNS POINT RANGE REAR LIGHT Location: DELAWARE RIVER Nearest City: PENNSVILLE Owner/Manager: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Current Use: HISTORIC SITE IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Open to the Public: 3RD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH, APRIL - OCT, 12-4PM Access: SUPAWNA MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE / FORT MOTT & LIGHTHOUSE ROADS Contact: 856-935-1487 HEREFORD INLET LIGHT (OLD) Location: HEREFORD INLET ENTRANCE Nearest City: NORTH WILDWOOD Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW JERSEY / TOWN OF NORTH WILDWOOD / HEREFORD INLET LIGHTHOUSE COMMISSION Current Use: MUSEUM / PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: SUMMER: MAY 15 - MID OCT, 9AM - 5PM, WINTER: WED-SUN, 10AM - 4PM; FEE CHARGED Access: 1ST & CENTRAL AVENUE Contact: 609-522-4520 TINICUM ISLAND RANGE REAR LIGHT Location: DELAWARE RIVER Nearest City: PAULSBORO Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD / TOWN OF PAULSBORO Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY; TOURS DURING 3RD FULL WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH FROM APRIL - OCT, SAT 12-4PM, SUN 1-4PM Access: EXIT 19 OFF ROUTE 295 Contact: 856-423-2545 or 856-423-1505
North Carolina
BALD
HEAD "OLD BALDY" LIGHTLocation: BALD HEAD ISLAND / CAPE FEAR RIVER Nearest City: SOUTHPORT Owner/Manager: OLD BALDY FOUNDATION Current Use: HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: SUMMER: TUES - SAT 10AM - 4PM, SUN 11AM - 4PM; WINTER: CALL FOR HOURS Access: FERRY FROM SOUTHPORT (RESERVATIONS REQUIRED) Contact: 910-457-7481 BODIE ISLAND LIGHT Location: 4 MILES NORTH OF OREGON INLET / OUTER BANKS Nearest City: NAGS HEAD Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY / MUSEUM IN KEEPERS OPEN SUMMERS Access: CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE / ROUTE 12 Contact: 252-441-5711 or 252-473-2111 CAPE HATTERAS LIGHT Location: N. OF CAPE HATTERAS POINT / OUTER BANKS Nearest City: BUXTON Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: VISITOR CENTER IN KEEPERS HOUSE OPEN DAILY / TOWER OPEN SPRING, SUMMER, & FALL Access: CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE / ROUTE 12 Contact: 252-995-4474 or 252-473-2111 CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHT Location: CORE BANKS Nearest City: BEAUFORT Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY; KEEPERS QUARTERS OPEN APRIL - NOV, 9AM - 5PM; TOWER OPEN SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR BUT REQUIRES RESERVATION Access: CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE / FERRY FROM HARKERS ISLAND Contact: 252-728-2250 CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT Location: OUTER BANKS/WHALE HEAD BAY Nearest City: COROLLA Owner/Manager: OUTER BANKS CONSERVATIONISTS, INC. Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / MUSEUM Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY 10AM - 6PM EASTER - THANKSGIVING; FEE CHARGED Access: US 158 TO NC 12 NORTH THROUGH SOUTHERN SHORES AND DUCK TO COROLLA Contact: 252-453-4939 or 252-453-8152 OCRACOKE ISLAND LIGHT Location: OCRACOKE INLET/OUTER BANKS Nearest City: OCRACOKE Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / KEEPERS QUARTERS SERVES AS PARK HOUSING Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE / RURAL ROAD 1326 Contact: 252-928-4531 or 252-473-2111
Virginia
ASSATEAGUE
LIGHTLocation: SOUTH END ASSATEAQUE ISLAND Nearest City: CHINCOTEAQUE Owner/Manager: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: EASTER WEEKEND - THANKGSGIVING WEEKEND, FRI - SUN, 9AM - 3PM; FEE CHARGED Access: CHINCOTEAGUE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE / ROUTE 175 Contact: 757-336-3696 OLD CAPE HENRY LIGHT Location: SOUTH SIDE CHESAPEAKE BAY ENTRANCE Nearest City: VIRGINIA BEACH Owner/Manager: ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES (APVA) Current Use: HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: NOV 1 - MAR 15, 10AM - 4PM; MAR 16 - OCT 31 10AM - 5 PM; FEE CHARGED Access: 583 ATLANTIC AVENUE, FORT STORY / OFF U.S. 60 Contact: 757-422-9421 JONES POINT LIGHT Location: POTOMAC RIVER Nearest City: ALEXANDRIA Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: JONES POINT PARK OFF U.S. 495 NEAR WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE OLD POINT COMFORT LIGHT Location: ENTRANCE TO HAMPTON ROADS HARBOR Nearest City: HAMPTON Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: AID TO NAVIGATION ON ARMY BASE Open to the Public: TOWER MAY BE VIEWED FROM ROAD Access: FORT MONROE/OFF ROUTE 64 |
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