Delaware Breakwater East End Light
The Delaware Breakwater East End Light is a lighthouse located on the inner Delaware Breakwater in the Delaware Bay, just off the coast of Cape Henlopen and the town of Lewes, Delaware.
Delaware Breakwater East End Light in 2010 | |
| Location | Lewes Delaware United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°47′49.8″N 75°06′00.0″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1885 |
| Foundation | cast iron caisson |
| Construction | sparkplug lighthouse |
| Automated | July 1950 |
| Height | 49 feet (15 m) |
| Shape | conical tower with balcony and lantern incorporating 3-storey keeper's quarter |
| Markings | brown tower, black lantern |
| Operator | Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1996 |
| Focal height | 60.5 feet (18.4 m) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel Lens |
| Characteristic | current decorative light |
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