New Point Comfort Lighthouse
Virginia
New Point Comfort Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Virginia, first lit in 1804. Its official name is New Point Comfort Light. The tower stands 59 feet tall. It was deactivated in 1963. It is a Virginia Historic Landmark. The nearest other lighthouse is York Spit Lighthouse, 6.4 mi away.
New Point Comfort Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1804
Deactivated 1963
Tower height
59 ft
Light 57 ft above water
Official name
New Point Comfort Light
Heritage status
Virginia Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About New Point Comfort Lighthouse
New Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay, United States, off the tip of the Middle Peninsula. Finished in 1804, it is the third-oldest surviving light in the bay, and the tenth-oldest in the United States.
New Point Comfort Lighthouse sits at 37.3006, -76.2775 in Virginia. The closest other lighthouses are York Spit Lighthouse (6.4 mi), Tue Marshes Lighthouse (7.5 mi) and Wolf Trap Lighthouse (7.8 mi). Virginia has 34 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near New Point Comfort Lighthouse
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York Spit Lighthouse
6.4 mi away
Tue Marshes Lighthouse
7.5 mi away
Wolf Trap Lighthouse
7.8 mi away
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
14 mi away
Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
14 mi away
Back River Lighthouse
15 mi away
Also close to New Point Comfort Lighthouse: Pages Rock Lighthouse 17 mi · Stingray Point Lighthouse 18 mi · Thimble Shoal Lighthouse 20 mi · Windmill Point Lighthouse 21 mi · Old Point Comfort Lighthouse 21 mi · Deepwater Shoals Lighthouse 23 mi · White Shoal Lighthouse 24 mi · Cape Charles Lighthouse 24 mi
Questions about New Point Comfort Lighthouse
Where is New Point Comfort Lighthouse?
New Point Comfort Lighthouse is in Virginia, at 37.3006, -76.2775. The nearest other lighthouse is York Spit Lighthouse, 6.4 mi away.
When was New Point Comfort Lighthouse built?
New Point Comfort Lighthouse was first lit in 1804. It was deactivated in 1963.
How tall is New Point Comfort Lighthouse?
The tower is 59 feet (18 m) tall, and its light sits 57 feet above the water.
What lighthouses are near New Point Comfort Lighthouse?
The closest are York Spit Lighthouse (6.4 mi), Tue Marshes Lighthouse (7.5 mi) and Wolf Trap Lighthouse (7.8 mi).
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