Sharkfin Shoal Light

Sharkfin Shoal Light
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LocationSouthwest of Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River
Coordinates38°12′07″N 75°59′12″W / 38.2020°N 75.9868°W / 38.2020; -75.9868
Tower
Constructed1892 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Height44 feet (13 m)
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1892
Deactivated1964
Focal height13.5 m (44 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens
Characteristicwhite 6 sec flash with red sector

The Sharkfin Shoal Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located at the mouth of the Nanticoke River in Chesapeake Bay, US.