Baker Shoal Range Rear Light

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Baker Shoal Range Rear Light
Baker Range Rear Light.jpg
Rear range light ca. 1933 (USCG photo)
Baker Shoal Range Rear Light
Location Port Penn, Delaware, United States OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 39°32′30″N75°34′12″W / 39.5416°N 75.5701°W / 39.5416; -75.5701
Tower
Constructed1896  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Foundationwooden piles
Constructioncast iron skeletal tower
Height110 ft (34 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapetriangular pyramidal tower with light
Markingsblack tower and daymark
Operator United States Coast Guard   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Focal height110 ft (34 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic F G  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Active light OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
First lit1904  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height20 m (66 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Iso W 6s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Passing light OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height18 ft (5.5 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl W 4s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn. [1] [2]

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History

Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse originally served as the Port Penn-Reedy Island Range Rear Light in Port Penn. It became the Baker Shoal Range Rear Light in 1904 when the old range was discontinued due to the channel moving. It is an active aid to navigation.

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  2. Delaware Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 25 June 2016
  3. Lighthouse Friends