Hooper Island Light

Hooper Island Light
Map
Location4 mi west of Middle Hooper Island in the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates38°15′22.5″N 76°14′59.3″W / 38.256250°N 76.249806°W / 38.256250; -76.249806
Tower
Constructed1902
FoundationPneumatic caisson
Constructioniron
Automated1961
Height10.5 m (34 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shaperound "sparkplug" tower
MarkingsWhite on brown base
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHorn, 1 every 30 seconds Operated continuously from Sept. 15 to June 1
Light
First lit1902
Focal height63 feet (19 m)
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens (original), solar-powered (current)
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing White, 6 seconds
Hooper Island Light Station
Nearest cityHooperville, Maryland
Arealess than one acre
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.02001426[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 2002

The Hooper Island Light is a lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, west of Middle Hooper Island in Maryland.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 72.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.