Location | in the center of the Potomac River 1.5 mi south of the Harry W. Nice (US 301) Bridge |
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Coordinates | 38°20′24″N 76°59′35″W / 38.340°N 76.993°W |
Tower | |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Shape | square house |
Light | |
First lit | 1867 |
Deactivated | 1951 |
Focal height | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | Fl G 2.5s |
The Lower Cedar Point Light was a historic lighthouse in the Potomac River near its eponymous point, south of the present Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 301 between Maryland and Virginia. It has been replaced by a skeleton tower.