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Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse

Maryland

Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Maryland, first lit in 1886. Its official name is Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light. The tower stands 18 feet tall. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nearest other lighthouse is North Point Range Lights, 0.0 mi away.

Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse in Maryland
Photo: US Coast Guard, Public domain

Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse at a glance

First lit

1886

Tower height

18 ft

Light 15 ft above water

Official name

Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light

Heritage status

National Register of Historic Places

About Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse

The Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the second section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor.

Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse sits at 39.1971, -76.4482 in Maryland. The closest other lighthouses are North Point Range Lights (0.0 mi), Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Lighthouse (1.6 mi) and Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse (2.9 mi). Maryland has 48 lighthouses in all.

Where Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse is

39.1971, -76.4482 · more lighthouses in Maryland

Lighthouses near Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse

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Also close to Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse: Hawkins Point Lighthouse 4.6 mi · Leading Point Lighthouse 5.7 mi · Lazaretto Point Lighthouse 8.0 mi · Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse 9.9 mi · Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse 10 mi · Pooles Island Lighthouse 12 mi · Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse 13 mi · Love Point Lighthouse 13 mi

Questions about Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse

Where is Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse?

Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse is in Maryland, at 39.1971, -76.4482. The nearest other lighthouse is North Point Range Lights, 0.0 mi away.

When was Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse built?

Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse was first lit in 1886.

How tall is Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse?

The tower is 18 feet (5 m) tall, and its light sits 15 feet above the water.

What lighthouses are near Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Lighthouse?

The closest are North Point Range Lights (0.0 mi), Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Lighthouse (1.6 mi) and Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Lighthouse (2.9 mi).

Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.