MARCUS HOOK RANGE FRONT

Year Established:
1920
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
DELAWARE RIVER CHANNEL
Latitude:
39° 45'
Longitude:
75° 30'
City / Town:
BELLEFONTE
U.S. State:
Delaware
Location County:
NEW CASTLE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. MARCUS HOOK RANGE FRONT
  2. MARCUS HOOK RANGE FRONT
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1920
Tower Construction Material:
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
42 feet from water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
42 feet
Tower Shape:
Pyramidal
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1920
Keeper's Quarters Style:
COLONIAL REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, STORAGE BUILDING

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
RL 24
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER RANGE, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017