Windmill Point VA

Year Established:
1869
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Rappahannock River Mouth
Latitude:
37° 35.5'
Longitude:
76° 14.1'
City / Town:
FOXWELLS
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

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

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1965
Disposition:
House Dismantled 1965, Foundation Supports Flashing White Light
Year Tower Established:
1834 (light vessel) 1869
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
IRON SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
43 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
43 Feet
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1869
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1869
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Comments:

LIGHTSHIP MARKED STATION 1835-1861


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