Location | In Burwell Bay on the James River |
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Coordinates | 37°04′06″N 76°39′11″W / 37.0683°N 76.6530°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1855 |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Automated | 1932 |
Shape | hexagonal house |
Light | |
First lit | 1871 (latest structure) |
Deactivated | 1933 |
Lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | Fixed white [1] |
The Point of Shoals Light was a lighthouse located in the James River in Virginia.