Hog Island Lighthouse
Virginia
Hog Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Virginia, first lit in 1853. Its official name is Hog Island Light. It was deactivated in 1948. The nearest other lighthouse is Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse, 21 mi away.
Hog Island Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1853
Deactivated 1948
Official name
Hog Island Light
Nearest lighthouse
Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
21 mi away
Lighthouses in Virginia
34
on the map
About Hog Island Lighthouse
The Hog Island Light was a lighthouse roughly marking its eponymous island, and thus the north side of the Great Machipongo Inlet on the Virginia coast. Originally, no light existed between Cape Henlopen, Delaware and Cape Charles.
Hog Island Lighthouse sits at 37.3940, -75.7010 in Virginia. The closest other lighthouses are Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse (21 mi), Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse (21 mi) and Cape Charles Lighthouse (22 mi). Virginia has 34 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Hog Island Lighthouse
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Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
21 mi away
Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse
21 mi away
Cape Charles Lighthouse
22 mi away
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
22 mi away
Wolf Trap Lighthouse
27 mi away
Watts Island Lighthouse
29 mi away
Also close to Hog Island Lighthouse: Tangier Sound Lighthouse 31 mi · New Point Comfort Lighthouse 32 mi · Windmill Point Lighthouse 32 mi · York Spit Lighthouse 33 mi · Stingray Point Lighthouse 33 mi · Chesapeake Lighthouse 34 mi · Back River Lighthouse 38 mi · Tue Marshes Lighthouse 39 mi
Questions about Hog Island Lighthouse
Where is Hog Island Lighthouse?
Hog Island Lighthouse is in Virginia, at 37.3940, -75.7010. The nearest other lighthouse is Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse, 21 mi away.
When was Hog Island Lighthouse built?
Hog Island Lighthouse was first lit in 1853. It was deactivated in 1948.
What lighthouses are near Hog Island Lighthouse?
The closest are Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse (21 mi), Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse (21 mi) and Cape Charles Lighthouse (22 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Hog Island Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.