Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
Virginia
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse is a screw-pile lighthouse in Virginia, first lit in 1886. Its official name is Old Plantation Flats Light. The tower stands 35 feet tall. It was deactivated in 1962. The nearest other lighthouse is Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse, 2.1 mi away.
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1886
Deactivated 1962
Tower height
35 ft
Light 20 ft above water
Official name
Old Plantation Flats Light
Built of
Wood
Screw-pile lighthouse
About Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
The Old Plantation Flats Light was a lighthouse located in the Chesapeake Bay marking the channel to Cape Charles, Virginia.
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse sits at 37.2288, -76.0469 in Virginia. The closest other lighthouses are Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse (2.1 mi), Cape Charles Lighthouse (11 mi) and York Spit Lighthouse (11 mi). Virginia has 34 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
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Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse
2.1 mi away
Cape Charles Lighthouse
11 mi away
York Spit Lighthouse
11 mi away
New Point Comfort Lighthouse
14 mi away
Wolf Trap Lighthouse
14 mi away
Back River Lighthouse
16 mi away
Also close to Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse: Thimble Shoal Lighthouse 18 mi · Tue Marshes Lighthouse 19 mi · Old Point Comfort Lighthouse 21 mi · Hog Island Lighthouse 22 mi · Stingray Point Lighthouse 26 mi · Newport News Middle Ground Lighthouse 27 mi · Windmill Point Lighthouse 27 mi · Craney Island Lighthouse 28 mi
Questions about Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse
Where is Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse?
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse is in Virginia, at 37.2288, -76.0469. The nearest other lighthouse is Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse, 2.1 mi away.
When was Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse built?
Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse was first lit in 1886. It was deactivated in 1962.
How tall is Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse?
The tower is 35 feet (11 m) tall, and its light sits 20 feet above the water.
What lighthouses are near Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse?
The closest are Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse (2.1 mi), Cape Charles Lighthouse (11 mi) and York Spit Lighthouse (11 mi).
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