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New Point Comfort Light
 New Point Comfort Light, Virginia (NPS) | |
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| Location | New Point Comfort at the entrance to MobJack Bay in the Chesapeake Bay |
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| Coordinates | 37°18′02″N 76°16′39″W / 37.3006°N 76.2775°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1805 |
| Construction | sandstone masonry |
| Automated | 1930 |
| Height | 58 feet (18 m) |
| Shape | Octagonal tower |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Virginia Historic Landmark  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1806 |
| Deactivated | 1963-1999 |
| Focal height | 17.5 m (57 ft) |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) API (current) |
| Range | 13 miles (21 km) |
| Characteristic | Fixed white |
New Point Comfort Lighthouse | |
| Nearest city | New Point, Virginia |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built by | Elzy Burroughs |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002037[1] |
| VLR No. | 057-0064 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | June 20, 1972[2] |
New Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay, United States, off the tip of the Middle Peninsula. Finished in 1804,[3] it is the third-oldest surviving light in the bay, and the tenth-oldest in the United States.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Jones, Ray (2002). American Lighthouses: A Definitive Guide. Bruce Roberts (2nd ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 9780762722693.
Completed in 1804, the New Point Comfort Light did not, ...
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