Cedar Point Light (Maryland)
The Cedar Point Light was the last house-type lighthouse built in the Chesapeake Bay. An early victim of shoreline erosion, the cupola and gables are preserved at museums.
Cedar Point Light before demolition in 1981 | |
| Location | Cedar Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°17′58″N 76°22′04″W |
| Tower | |
| Construction | brick |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | House with tower on roof |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1896 |
| Deactivated | 1920 |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | 5 sec red flash |
This light should not be confused with Upper Cedar Point Light or Lower Cedar Point Light, both of which stood in the Potomac River. Location: Solomons, Maryland marks the southern side of the mouth of Patuxent River (GPS coordinates corrected and approximate).
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