Janes Island Light

Janes Island Light
Map
LocationTangier Sound southwest of Janes Island (near Crisfield, Maryland)
Coordinates37°57′48″N 75°55′07″W / 37.9633°N 75.9185°W / 37.9633; -75.9185
Tower
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Height38 ft
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1867 (second light in 1879)
Deactivated1935
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens

The Janes Island Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located near Crisfield in the U.S. state of Maryland. Twice destroyed by ice, it was replaced in 1935 with an automated beacon.