Type:
Year Established:
1833
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
b_739_Watts_Island_VA_US.jpeg (749.59 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Pocomobe & Tangier Sounds Entrance
Latitude:
37° 46.57'
Longitude:
75° 53.38'
City / Town:
CRISFIELD
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1944
Disposition:
Tower and House Destroyed by Winter Storm in 1944; Site Now Marked by Buoys
Year Tower Established:
1833
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
44 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40 Feet
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1833
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018