Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse
Maryland
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Maryland, first lit in 1873. Its official name is Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nearest other lighthouse is Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Lighthouse, 2.8 mi away.
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1873
Official name
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light
Heritage status
National Register of Historic Places
Run by
The Lighthouse Centers
About Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse
The Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light, named for William Price Craighill, was the first caisson lighthouse built in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, USA. First lit in 1873, the range marks the first leg of the maintained Craighill Channel from the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Patapsco River into the Baltimore harbor and works in conjunction with the Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light.
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse sits at 39.1886, -76.3944 in Maryland. The closest other lighthouses are Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Lighthouse (2.8 mi), Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse (2.9 mi) and North Point Range Lights (2.9 mi). Maryland has 48 lighthouses in all.
Where Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse is
39.1886, -76.3944 · more lighthouses in Maryland
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Lighthouses near Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse
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Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Lighthouse
2.8 mi away
Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse
2.9 mi away
North Point Range Lights
2.9 mi away
Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Lighthouse
4.1 mi away
Bodkin Island Lighthouse
4.2 mi away
Fort Carroll Lighthouse
7.0 mi away
Also close to Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse: Hawkins Point Lighthouse 7.5 mi · Leading Point Lighthouse 8.6 mi · Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse 8.9 mi · Pooles Island Lighthouse 9.8 mi · Lazaretto Point Lighthouse 11 mi · Love Point Lighthouse 11 mi · Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse 12 mi · Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse 13 mi
Questions about Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse
Where is Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse?
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse is in Maryland, at 39.1886, -76.3944. The nearest other lighthouse is Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Lighthouse, 2.8 mi away.
When was Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse built?
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse was first lit in 1873.
What lighthouses are near Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse?
The closest are Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Lighthouse (2.8 mi), Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse (2.9 mi) and North Point Range Lights (2.9 mi).
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