Location | on Cove Point just south of Calvert Cliffs State Park |
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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]