 Cherry Island Range Rear Light in 1963 (by USCG) | |
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| Location | Bellefonte Delaware United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′43″N 75°29′23″W / 39.762077°N 75.489736°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1880 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base (current) |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower (current) wooden tower (first) |
| Automated | 1970's |
| Height | 35 feet (11 m) (current) |
| Shape | square skeletal tower with light (current) square tower atop a 2-story keeper's house (first) |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard[1][2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1970's (current) |
| Deactivated | 1970's (first) |
| Focal height | 120 feet (37 m) (current) |
| Lens | n/a |
| Characteristic | F R |
Cherry Island Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, just north of the Christina River, Delaware. It is 1,456 yards (1,331 m) behind Cherry Island Range Front Light. The present light is a skeletal tower supporting a red light.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ Delaware Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 26 June 2016