Cherry Island Range Front

Year Established:
1880
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Cherry Island Flats/delaware River
Latitude:
39° 45.03'
Longitude:
75° 29.41'
U.S. State:
Delaware
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Cherry Island Range Front
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1949
Year Tower Established:
1880
Tower Foundation:
PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
13 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
13 feet
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1880
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018