Jordan Point Light

Jordan Point Light
The second Jordan Point Light in 1885
Map
LocationJordan Point on the south bank of the James River
Coordinates37°18′47″N 77°13′24″W / 37.31304°N 77.22344°W / 37.31304; -77.22344
(approx.)
Tower
Constructed1855
Constructionwood
Height18 m (59 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeFreestanding tower
Fog signalBell

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Light
First lit1856/1875(1870?)
Deactivated1927
Focal height35 feet (11 m)
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFixed white

The Jordan Point Light was a lighthouse located on Jordan Point on the James River in Prince George County, Virginia, near the south end of the present Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge.

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  2. ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010. p. 114.