Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
SMITHS ISLAND/CHESAPEAKE BAY ENTRANCE
Latitude:
37° 7.4'
Longitude:
75° 54.4'
City / Town:
KIPTOPEKE
U.S. State:
Virginia
Location County:
NORTHAMPTON
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1895
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE PIERS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
191
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
180
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL SKELETAL W/CENTRAL COLUMN
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1895
Keeper's Quarters Style:
AMERICAN SHINGLE STYLE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK/WOOD/SLATE
Other Structures:
BRICK COAL HOUSE, BRICK GENERATOR SHED, WOOD SHED/STOREHOUSE, WOOD PRIVY, BRICK CISTERN
OPTICS
Current Optic:
190 MM (SOLAR POWERED)
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1864
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1963
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017