Stingray Point

Year Established:
1858
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1885
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society

LOCATION

Location:
Rappahannock River Mouth
Latitude:
37° 33.4'
Longitude:
76° 16.13'
City / Town:
DELTAVILLE
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

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

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1965
Disposition:
House Dismantled in 1965 and Small Automatic Beacon Placed on Old Foundation
Year Tower Established:
1858
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
IRON SCREW PILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
41 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41 Feet
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1858
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1858
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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