Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light

Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light
Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light
Map
LocationEast side of Sparrows Point on the north shore of the Patapsco River
Coordinates39°12′58.32″N 76°27′45.72″W / 39.2162000°N 76.4627000°W / 39.2162000; -76.4627000
Tower
Foundationstone
Constructioniron skeleton tower
Automated1929
Height64 feet (20 m)
Shapepyramidal with square central shaft
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1886
Focal height22.5 m (74 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFixed red (originally white)
Cut-off Channel Range Rear Light Station
Nearest cityEdgemore, Maryland
Arealess than one acre
Built1886
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.02001423[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 02, 2002

The Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the second section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.