Location | Two miles downstream from West Point, Virginia on the York River |
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Coordinates | 37°29′02″N 76°44′59″W / 37.4839°N 76.7498°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1881 |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Automated | 1928 |
Height | 40 feet (12 m) |
Shape | hexagonal house |
Light | |
First lit | 1881 |
Deactivated | 1928 |
Focal height | 12 m (39 ft) |
Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Range | 4.3 nautical miles; 8.0 kilometres (5 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing 4 sec |
The Bells Rock Light was a lighthouse located in the York River in Virginia.