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| Location | on Cove Point just south of Calvert Cliffs State Park |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°23′10.5″N 76°22′54.3″W / 38.386250°N 76.381750°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1828 |
| Construction | brick |
| Automated | 1986 |
| Height | 16 m (52 ft)  |
| Shape | conical tower |
| Markings | white |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1828 |
| Focal height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing white, 10 sec. |
Cove Point Lighthouse | |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000907[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
The Cove Point Light is a lighthouse located on the west side of Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland.[2][3][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. Archived from the original on June 1, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 72.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.