Choptank River Light

Choptank River Light
Undated photograph of Choptank River Light, Maryland (USCG)
Map
Locationsoutheast of Bernoni Point at the mouth of the Tred Avon River, SE of Oxford, Maryland
Coordinates38°39′20″N 76°11′08″W / 38.6555°N 76.1855°W / 38.6555; -76.1855
Tower
Constructed2012, 1871 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1871 (second light in 1921)
Deactivated1964
Focal height11 m (36 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens (replaced with fifth-order lens in 1881)
CharacteristicFl W 4s Edit this on Wikidata

The Choptank River Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located near Oxford, Maryland. In its second incarnation it was the only such light moved from another location in the Chesapeake Bay.