Type:
Year Established:
1855
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Jordan Point VA.jpg (12.78 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Old Postcard
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
South Shore James River
Latitude:
37° 18.46'
Longitude:
77° 13.25'
City / Town:
HOPEWELL
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1927
Disposition:
Replaced by Steel Skeletal Tower Which Serves as Jordan Point Range Rear Light
Year Tower Established:
1875
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
33 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
33 Feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE PYRAMIDAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1875
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018