Lighthouse · New Castle, Delaware
Marcus Hook Range Rear Light
The tower was first lit in 1920 and no longer serves as a light for ships. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A tall concrete range tower on the ridge south of Bellefonte, long the highest light on the U.S. Atlantic coast. It was switched off in 2019 when the Marcus Hook Range was rebuilt, and it is privately owned and not open to the public.
Open in the viewer from Fox Point State Park, Wilmington →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1920 |
| Position | 39.7622°N, 75.5032°W |
| From Fox Point State Park, Wilmington | 1.5 km (1.0 mi), bearing 264° W |
| Source | OpenStreetMap; National Register 89000287 |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Fox Point State Park, Wilmington, 1.5 km (1.0 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
On the website for now. Delaware's lighthouses are in the web viewer first, and they are coming to the CoastFinder app, which covers the North Carolina coast today. Follow @coastfinderapp to hear when Delaware arrives.
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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.