Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse
Delaware
Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, first lit in 1881. Its official name is Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Light. It was deactivated in 1918. The nearest other lighthouse is Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lighthouse, 0.6 mi away.
Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1881
Deactivated 1918
Official name
Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Light
Nearest lighthouse
Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lighthouse
0.6 mi away
Lighthouses in Delaware
23
on the map
About Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse
The Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Light (also known as the Green Hill Light) was a lighthouse west of Lewes, Delaware. It was made obsolete by the shifting of Cape Henlopen and was disassembled and moved to Florida to become the Boca Grande Entrance Range Rear Light.
Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse sits at 38.7897, -75.1694 in Delaware. The closest other lighthouses are Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lighthouse (0.6 mi), Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse (3.8 mi) and Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse (4.5 mi). Delaware has 23 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse
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Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lighthouse
0.6 mi away
Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse
3.8 mi away
Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse
4.5 mi away
Cape Henlopen Lighthouse
4.7 mi away
Cape Henlopen Beacon
4.8 mi away
Mispillion Lighthouse
13 mi away
Also close to Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse: Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse 14 mi · Cape May Lighthouse 15 mi · Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse 18 mi · Miah Maull Shoal Lighthouse 23 mi · Fenwick Island Lighthouse 24 mi · Hereford Inlet Lighthouse 25 mi · Elbow of Cross Ledge Lighthouse 28 mi · Cross Ledge Lighthouse 29 mi
Questions about Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse
Where is Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse?
Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse is in Delaware, at 38.7897, -75.1694. The nearest other lighthouse is Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lighthouse, 0.6 mi away.
When was Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse built?
Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse was first lit in 1881. It was deactivated in 1918.
What lighthouses are near Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse?
The closest are Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lighthouse (0.6 mi), Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse (3.8 mi) and Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse (4.5 mi).
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