Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
Virginia
Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Virginia, first lit in 1858. Its official name is Cherrystone Bar Light. It was deactivated in 1919. The nearest other lighthouse is Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse, 2.1 mi away.
Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1858
Deactivated 1919
Official name
Cherrystone Bar Light
Nearest lighthouse
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
2.1 mi away
Lighthouses in Virginia
34
on the map
About Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
The Cherrystone Bar Light was a lighthouse located at the entrance to Cape Charles, Virginia harbor in the Chesapeake Bay. It was the only light in the bay moved to another location, becoming the Choptank River Light in 1921.
Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse sits at 37.2564, -76.0324 in Virginia. The closest other lighthouses are Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse (2.1 mi), Cape Charles Lighthouse (12 mi) and York Spit Lighthouse (13 mi). Virginia has 34 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
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Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
2.1 mi away
Cape Charles Lighthouse
12 mi away
York Spit Lighthouse
13 mi away
Wolf Trap Lighthouse
13 mi away
New Point Comfort Lighthouse
14 mi away
Back River Lighthouse
18 mi away
Also close to Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse: Tue Marshes Lighthouse 19 mi · Thimble Shoal Lighthouse 20 mi · Hog Island Lighthouse 21 mi · Old Point Comfort Lighthouse 23 mi · Stingray Point Lighthouse 25 mi · Windmill Point Lighthouse 26 mi · Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse 29 mi · Newport News Middle Ground Lighthouse 29 mi
Questions about Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
Where is Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse?
Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse is in Virginia, at 37.2564, -76.0324. The nearest other lighthouse is Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse, 2.1 mi away.
When was Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse built?
Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse was first lit in 1858. It was deactivated in 1919.
What lighthouses are near Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse?
The closest are Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse (2.1 mi), Cape Charles Lighthouse (12 mi) and York Spit Lighthouse (13 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Cherrystone 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.