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Hooper Island Light
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| Location | 4 mi west of Middle Hooper Island in the Chesapeake Bay |
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| Coordinates | 38°15′22.5″N 76°14′59.3″W / 38.256250°N 76.249806°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1902 |
| Foundation | Pneumatic caisson |
| Construction | iron |
| Automated | 1961 |
| Height | 10.5 m (34 ft)  |
| Shape | round "sparkplug" tower |
| Markings | White on brown base |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | Horn, 1 every 30 seconds Operated continuously from Sept. 15 to June 1 |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1902 |
| Focal height | 63 feet (19 m) |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), solar-powered (current) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing White, 6 seconds |
Hooper Island Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Hooperville, Maryland |
| Area | less than one acre |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001426[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 2002 |
The Hooper Island Light is a lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, west of Middle Hooper Island in Maryland.[2][3][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 72.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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