Delaware Breakwater West End

Year Established:
1849
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society

LOCATION

Latitude:
38° 47.54'
Longitude:
75° 06.30'
U.S. State:
Delaware
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Delaware Breakwater West End
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1850
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
47 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
43 feet
Tower Shape:
lantern on building
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors laster 4th Order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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