Cherry Island Range Rear Light

Cherry Island Range Rear Light
Cherry Island Range Rear Light in 1963 (by USCG)
Map
LocationBellefonte
Delaware
United States
Coordinates39°45′43″N 75°29′23″W / 39.762077°N 75.489736°W / 39.762077; -75.489736
Tower
Constructed1880 (first)
Foundationconcrete base (current)
Constructionmetal skeletal tower (current)
wooden tower (first)
Automated1970's
Height35 feet (11 m) (current)
Shapesquare skeletal tower with light (current)
square tower atop a 2-story keeper's house (first)
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard[1][2]
Light
First lit1970's (current)
Deactivated1970's (first)
Focal height120 feet (37 m) (current)
Lensn/a
CharacteristicF 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.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  2. ^ Delaware Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 26 June 2016