Delaware Breakwater East End Light in 2010 | |
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Location | Lewes Delaware United States |
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Coordinates | 38°47′49.8″N 75°06′00.0″W / 38.797167°N 75.100000°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1885 |
Foundation | cast iron caisson |
Construction | sparkplug lighthouse |
Automated | July 1950 |
Height | 49 feet (15 m) |
Shape | conical tower with balcony and lantern incorporating 3-storey keeper's quarter |
Markings | brown tower, black lantern |
Operator | Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation[1][2][3] |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1996 |
Focal height | 60.5 feet (18.4 m) |
Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel Lens |
Characteristic | current decorative light |
The Delaware Breakwater East End Light is a lighthouse located on the inner Delaware Breakwater in the Delaware Bay, just off the coast of Cape Henlopen and the town of Lewes, Delaware.