New Castle Range Rear Light

New Castle Range Rear Light
the tower in 1933
Map
LocationAdjacent to 718 Grantham Ln, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates39°38′53.5″N 75°35′56.4″W / 39.648194°N 75.599000°W / 39.648194; -75.599000
Tower
Constructed1876
ConstructionWood frame (first)
Steel (current)
Automated1953
Height90 feet (27 m)
Shapehouse with tower on roof (first)
Skeletal tower (current)
Light
First lit1953
Deactivated1953 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height110 feet (34 m)
Characteristiccontinuous green light[1]

The New Castle Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights, Google Books