Lighthouse · Point Lookout, Maryland
Point Lookout Lighthouse
The tower was first lit in 1830 and no longer serves as a light for ships. A keeper's house with a roof lantern at the tip of Point Lookout State Park, where the Potomac meets the bay; dark since 1966, it opened as a small museum in summer in 2025.
Open in the viewer from Point Lookout State Park pier →
Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1830 |
| Position | 38.0388°N, 76.3221°W |
| From Point Lookout State Park pier | 1.3 km (0.8 mi), bearing 183° S |
| Source | OpenStreetMap |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from Point Lookout State Park pier, 1.3 km (0.8 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. Maryland'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 Maryland 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.