Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light

Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light
1960 photograph of CraigHill Lower Range Rear Light (USCG)
Map
LocationOff Ramona Beach, Maryland (near Edgemere) in the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates39°13′45″N 76°23′39″W / 39.2291°N 76.3942°W / 39.2291; -76.3942
Tower
Foundationstone pilings
Constructioniron skeleton tower
Automated1964
Height105 feet (32 m)
Shapepyramidal with square central shaft
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1873 (temporary lights), completed 1875
Focal height32 m (105 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
CharacteristicFixed white
Cut-off Channel Range Rear Light Station
Nearest cityEdgemere, Maryland
Arealess than one acre
Built1886
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.02001418[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 2002

The Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the first section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor. It is the tallest lighthouse in Maryland.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.