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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Cedar_Point_Ligh_HABS_MD1.jpg) Cedar Point Light before demolition in 1981 | |
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| Location | Cedar Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River |
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| Coordinates | 38°17′58″N 76°22′04″W / 38.29939°N 76.36775°W |
| Tower | |
| Construction | brick |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | House with tower on roof |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1896 |
| Deactivated | 1920 |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | 5 sec red flash |
The Cedar Point Light was the last house-type lighthouse built in the Chesapeake Bay. An early victim of shoreline erosion, the cupola and gables are preserved at museums.
This light should not be confused with Upper Cedar Point Light or Lower Cedar Point Light, both of which stood in the Potomac River. Location: Solomons, Maryland marks the southern side of the mouth of Patuxent River (GPS coordinates corrected and approximate).