Type:
Year Established:
1870
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
York Spit VA REE.jpg (6.64 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
York River Entrance/chesapeake Bay
Latitude:
37° 12.31'
Longitude:
76° 15.18'
City / Town:
SEAFORD
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1965
Disposition:
House Dismantled 1965 and Foundation Destroyed 1985
Year Tower Established:
1855 (light vessel) 1870
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:
1876
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1876
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
LIGHTSHIP MARKED SITE 1855-1870