Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse
Virginia
Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Virginia, first lit in 1854. Its official name is Pungoteague Creek Light. It was deactivated in 1856. The nearest other lighthouse is Watts Island Lighthouse, 8.2 mi away.
Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1854
Deactivated 1856
Official name
Pungoteague Creek Light
Nearest lighthouse
Watts Island Lighthouse
8.2 mi away
Lighthouses in Virginia
34
on the map
About Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse
The Pungoteague Creek Light was a small screwpile lighthouse constructed in the Chesapeake Bay in 1854. Destroyed in 1856, it had the shortest recorded existence of any lighthouse on the Bay, and possibly the United States, at just 459 days.
Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse sits at 37.6630, -75.8980 in Virginia. The closest other lighthouses are Watts Island Lighthouse (8.2 mi), Tangier Sound Lighthouse (9.6 mi) and Windmill Point Lighthouse (19 mi). Virginia has 34 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse
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Watts Island Lighthouse
8.2 mi away
Tangier Sound Lighthouse
9.6 mi away
Windmill Point Lighthouse
19 mi away
Janes Island Lighthouse
21 mi away
Somers Cove Lighthouse
21 mi away
Hog Island Lighthouse
21 mi away
Also close to Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse: Stingray Point Lighthouse 22 mi · Smith Point Lighthouse 22 mi · Great Wicomico River Lighthouse 22 mi · Wolf Trap Lighthouse 25 mi · Fog Point Lighthouse 27 mi · Solomons Lump Lighthouse 27 mi · Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse 29 mi · Holland Island Bar Lighthouse 30 mi
Questions about Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse
Where is Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse?
Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse is in Virginia, at 37.6630, -75.8980. The nearest other lighthouse is Watts Island Lighthouse, 8.2 mi away.
When was Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse built?
Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse was first lit in 1854. It was deactivated in 1856.
What lighthouses are near Pungoteague Creek Lighthouse?
The closest are Watts Island Lighthouse (8.2 mi), Tangier Sound Lighthouse (9.6 mi) and Windmill Point Lighthouse (19 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Pungoteague Creek Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.