Location | Mouth of the Rappahannock River east of Windmill Point |
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Coordinates | 37°35′48″N 76°14′09″W / 37.5968°N 76.2359°W |
Tower | |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
Shape | hexagonal house |
Light | |
First lit | 1869 |
Deactivated | 1965 |
Focal height | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens |
Range | 7.8 nautical miles; 14 kilometres (9 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing 6 sec |
The Windmill Point Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the Rappahannock River.