.jpg) Lightouse viewed from shore. | |
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| Location | Just South of Bellefonte, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′44.2″N 75°30′11.3″W / 39.762278°N 75.503139°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1915  |
| Foundation | Concrete |
| Construction | Reinforced concrete |
| Automated | 1950s |
| Height | 105 feet (32 m) |
| Shape | Square |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1920 |
| Focal height | 278 feet (85 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), RL-24 (current) |
| Characteristic | Fixed red (initially fixed white) |
Marcus Hook Range Rear Light | |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000287[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 1989 |
Marcus Hook Range Rear Light is a lighthouse near Bellefonte, Delaware marking a range on the Delaware River.[3] It is the highest light on the Atlantic coast of the United States.[4] The lighthouse is visible on the horizon from the windows of high-rise buildings in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ NRHP Registration form
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "The rear range light of Marcus Hook on the Delaware River, 278 feet above the level of the sea, is the highest light on the Atlantic Coast of the continental United States." Trapani, Bob (2007). Delaware Lights: A History of Lighthouses in the First State. The History Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-59629-021-1.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Photo of the Marcus Hook Range Rear Light from Wilmington, DE". 4 March 2020.