Location | 4 mi west of Middle Hooper Island in the Chesapeake Bay |
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Coordinates | 38°15′22.5″N 76°14′59.3″W / 38.256250°N 76.249806°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1902 |
Foundation | Pneumatic caisson |
Construction | iron |
Automated | 1961 |
Height | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Shape | round "sparkplug" tower |
Markings | White on brown base |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | Horn, 1 every 30 seconds Operated continuously from Sept. 15 to June 1 |
Light | |
First lit | 1902 |
Focal height | 63 feet (19 m) |
Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), solar-powered (current) |
Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing White, 6 seconds |
Hooper Island Light Station | |
Nearest city | Hooperville, Maryland |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 02001426[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 2, 2002 |
The Hooper Island Light is a lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, west of Middle Hooper Island in Maryland.[2][3][4]