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Location | At the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay |
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Coordinates | 37°12′35″N 76°15′15″W / 37.2096°N 76.2542°W |
Tower | |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Shape | hexagonal house |
Light | |
First lit | 1870 |
Deactivated | 1960 |
Focal height | 9 m (30 ft) |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
The York Spit Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay, marking a long shoal paralleling the main channel into the river.