Smith Point

Year Established:
1898
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
ENTRANCE TO POTOMAC RIVER
Latitude:
37° 52.8'
Longitude:
76° 11'
City / Town:
SUNNYBANK
U.S. State:
Virginia
Location County:
NORTHUMBERLAND
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Smith Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1898
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
52
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ON OCTAGONAL DWELLING
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1898
Keeper's Quarters Style:
OCTAGON INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
NONE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
DCB-24
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1898
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017