Holland Island Bar Lighthouse
Maryland
Holland Island Bar Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Maryland, first lit in 1889. Its official name is Holland Island Bar Light. It was deactivated in 1960. The nearest other lighthouse is Fog Point Lighthouse, 4.0 mi away.
Holland Island Bar Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1889
Deactivated 1960
Official name
Holland Island Bar Light
Nearest lighthouse
Fog Point Lighthouse
4.0 mi away
Lighthouses in Maryland
48
on the map
About Holland Island Bar Lighthouse
The Holland Island Bar Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay which existed from 1889 to 1960. It is remembered for the unexplained death of one of its keepers, and for being "attacked" by United States Navy pilots during a training exercise.
Holland Island Bar Lighthouse sits at 38.0687, -76.0959 in Maryland. The closest other lighthouses are Fog Point Lighthouse (4.0 mi), Solomons Lump Lighthouse (4.6 mi) and Sharkfin Shoal Lighthouse (11 mi). Maryland has 48 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Holland Island Bar Lighthouse
All lighthouses in Maryland →Fog Point Lighthouse
4.0 mi away
Solomons Lump Lighthouse
4.6 mi away
Sharkfin Shoal Lighthouse
11 mi away
Hooper Strait Lighthouse
11 mi away
Point No Point Lighthouse
11 mi away
Janes Island Lighthouse
12 mi away
Also close to Holland Island Bar Lighthouse: Point Lookout Lighthouse 12 mi · Clay Island Lighthouse 13 mi · Somers Cove Lighthouse 14 mi · Smith Point Lighthouse 14 mi · Hooper Island Lighthouse 15 mi · Great Shoals Lighthouse 15 mi · Tangier Sound Lighthouse 21 mi · Great Wicomico River Lighthouse 21 mi
Questions about Holland Island Bar Lighthouse
Where is Holland Island Bar Lighthouse?
Holland Island Bar Lighthouse is in Maryland, at 38.0687, -76.0959. The nearest other lighthouse is Fog Point Lighthouse, 4.0 mi away.
When was Holland Island Bar Lighthouse built?
Holland Island Bar Lighthouse was first lit in 1889. It was deactivated in 1960.
What lighthouses are near Holland Island Bar Lighthouse?
The closest are Fog Point Lighthouse (4.0 mi), Solomons Lump Lighthouse (4.6 mi) and Sharkfin Shoal Lighthouse (11 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Holland Island Bar Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.