Assateague Light

Assateague Light

Assateague Lighthouse, September 2017
Location	south of Chincoteague, Virginia
Coordinates	37°54′40″N 75°21′22″W / 37.91118°N 75.356°W / 37.91118; -75.356
Tower
Foundation	Stone & Concrete
Construction	Red Brick
Automated	1933
Height	142 feet (43 m)
Shape	Conical
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place, Virginia Historic Landmark
Light
First lit	1867
Deactivated	N/A
Focal height	47 m (154 ft)
Lens	first-order Fresnel Len
Range	19 miles (17 nmi; 31 km)
Characteristic	Double-flash every five seconds
Assateague Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Nearest city	Chincoteague, Virginia
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built by	Barbier & Fenestre
NRHP reference No.	73001989[1]
VLR No.	160-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1973
Designated VLR	December 16, 1980[2]

Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall (43 m) lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, United States. The lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel. It is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and is still used as an active aid in navigation. The keeper's quarters are used as seasonal housing for refuge temporary employees, volunteers, and interns. Constructed in 1867 to replace a shorter lighthouse 45-foot-tall (14 m) built in 1833, the lighthouse is conical in shape and is painted in alternating bands of red and white.

A $1.5 million renovation was completed in October 2013. This included replacement of the lower gallery deck, removal & replacement of glass, restoration of the widow's walk & painting of the exterior.^[3]