Blakistone Island

Type:
Year Established:
1851
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
104A_Blakistone_Island_VA_1928_CG2.jpg
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1928
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Entrance to Saint Clement's Bay
Latitude:
38 12.23'
Longitude:
76 44.44'
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1956
Disposition:
Destroyed
Year Tower Established:
1851
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
46 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41 Feet
Tower Shape:
On top of dwelling
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1851

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1932
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

Replica built.

Entered by:
tomtag
Entered Date:
Aug 29, 2018