Map of Virginia Lighthouses
Virginia has 34 lighthouses along the Atlantic coast, and two of them are open to visit. The best known are Jones Point Lighthouse, Assateague Lighthouse and Cape Charles Lighthouse. The oldest is Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, first lit in 1803. Cape Charles Lighthouse is the tallest at 180 feet. You can climb the tower at Assateague Lighthouse.
34
lighthouses
2
open to visit
1
you can climb
1803
oldest
Lighthouses you can visit in Virginia
The two lighthouses here with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.
All 34 lighthouses in Virginia
Jones Point Lighthouse
First lit 1856 · Grounds open
Assateague Lighthouse
First lit 1867 · Open, climb the tower
Cape Charles Lighthouse
First lit 1828 · Seen by boat or from shore
Back River Lighthouse
First lit 1829
Chesapeake Lighthouse
First lit 1965
Great Wicomico River Lighthouse
First lit 1889
Hog Island Lighthouse
First lit 1853
Jordan Point Lighthouse
First lit 1855 · Private, not open
New Point Comfort Lighthouse
First lit 1804
Newport News Middle Ground Lighthouse
First lit 1891
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
First lit 1886
Old Point Comfort Lighthouse
First lit 1803 · Private, not open
Smith Point Lighthouse
First lit 1897 · Seen by boat or from shore
Thimble Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1872
Wolf Trap Lighthouse
First lit 1821 · Private, not open
York Spit Lighthouse
First lit 1870
Bells Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1881
Bowlers Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1868
Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
First lit 1858
Craney Island Lighthouse
First lit 1859
Deepwater Shoals Lighthouse
First lit 1855
Killock Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1886
Pages Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1893
Point of Shoals Lighthouse
First lit 1855
Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse
First lit 1854
Stingray Point Lighthouse
First lit 1858
Tangier Sound Lighthouse
First lit 1890
Tue Marshes Lighthouse
First lit 1875
Watts Island Lighthouse
First lit 1833
Lambert Point Lighthouse
First lit 1872
Nansemond River Lighthouse
First lit 1878
White Shoal Lighthouse
First lit 1855
Dutch Gap Canal Lights
First lit 1875
Windmill Point Lighthouse
First lit 1869
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