Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse
New Jersey
Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse is a lighthouse in New Jersey, first lit in 1828. Its official name is Brandywine Shoal Light. The tower stands 46 feet tall. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The nearest other lighthouse is Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse, 5.7 mi away.
Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1828
Tower height
46 ft
Light 59 ft above water
Official name
Brandywine Shoal Light
Heritage status
National Register of Historic Places
About Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse
The Brandywine Shoal Light is a lighthouse on the north side of the ship channel in Delaware Bay on the east coast of the United States, west of Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It was the site of the first screw-pile lighthouse in the United States.
Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse sits at 38.9864, -75.1135 in New Jersey. The closest other lighthouses are Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse (5.7 mi), Cape May Lighthouse (9.0 mi) and Miah Maull Shoal Lighthouse (11 mi). New Jersey has 23 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse
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Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse
5.7 mi away
Cape May Lighthouse
9.0 mi away
Miah Maull Shoal Lighthouse
11 mi away
Mispillion Lighthouse
11 mi away
Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse
12 mi away
Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse
13 mi away
Also close to Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse: Cape Henlopen Beacon 14 mi · Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lighthouse 14 mi · Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lighthouse 14 mi · Cape Henlopen Lighthouse 14 mi · East Point Lighthouse 15 mi · Elbow of Cross Ledge Lighthouse 16 mi · Cross Ledge Lighthouse 16 mi · Hereford Inlet Lighthouse 17 mi
Questions about Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse
Where is Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse?
Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse is in New Jersey, at 38.9864, -75.1135. The nearest other lighthouse is Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse, 5.7 mi away.
When was Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse built?
Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse was first lit in 1828.
How tall is Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse?
The tower is 46 feet (14 m) tall, and its light sits 59 feet above the water.
What lighthouses are near Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse?
The closest are Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse (5.7 mi), Cape May Lighthouse (9.0 mi) and Miah Maull Shoal Lighthouse (11 mi).
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