List of lighthouses in Maryland

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Maryland as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are fourteen active lights in the state as well as three automated caissons and eleven skeleton towers replacing previously staffed lights.

The first lighthouse in the state was lit in 1822 and the last in 1965 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest surviving structure is the Pooles Island Light and the oldest still active is the Cove Point Light. The tallest extant tower is the Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light.

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List , ^[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses. ^[2] Locations of demolished lights have been estimated using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigational charts.

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Focal Height
Baltimore Harbor Light		Chesapeake Bay	39°03′33″N76°23′56″W / 39.05919°N 76.399°W / 39.05919; -76.399	1908 [3]	1923 [3]	Active	Unknown	05252 ft (16 m)
Blakistone Island Light		Coltons Point (St. Clement's)	38°12′27″N76°44′42″W / 38.2074°N 76.7449°W / 38.2074; -76.7449	1851	1932	1956 (Destroyed, rebuilt as a replica)	Decorative	Unknown
Bloody Point Bar Light		Kent Island	38°50′02″N76°23′30″W / 38.8338°N 76.3917°W / 38.8338; -76.3917	1882	1961	Active	Acrylic	05454 ft (16 m)
Bodkin Island Light		Patapsco River (Mouth)	39°08′2.4″N76°25′37.2″W / 39.134000°N 76.427000°W / 39.134000; -76.427000	1822	Never	1856 (Destroyed in 1914)	None	Unknown
Cedar Point Light		Patuxent River (Mouth)	39°17′57.12″N76°23′9.6″W / 39.2992000°N 76.386000°W / 39.2992000; -76.386000	1896	Never	1928 (Dismantled in 1996)	None	Unknown
Choptank River Light		Tred Avon River (Mouth)	38°39′20″N76°11′08″W / 38.6555°N 76.1855°W / 38.6555; -76.1855	1871 (First) 1921 (Last) 2012 (Replica)	Never	1964 (Dismantled)	Fifth-order Fresnel (Inside replica)	Unknown
Clay Island Light		Nanticoke River (Mouth)	38°14′02″N75°58′12″W / 38.234°N 75.970°W / 38.234; -75.970	1832	Never	1892 (Destroyed in 1894)	None	03636 ft (11 m)
Cobb Point Bar Light		Cobb Island	38°14′33″N76°49′36″W / 38.2424°N 76.8266°W / 38.2424; -76.8266	1889	Never	1940 (Demolished after fire)	None	Unknown
Concord Point Light		Havre de Grace	39°32′27″N76°05′05″W / 39.5407°N 76.0848°W / 39.5407; -76.0848	1827	1920	Active (Inactive: 1975-1983)	Fifth-order Fresnel	03636 ft (11 m)
Cove Point Light		Solomons	38°23′11″N76°22′54″W / 38.3863°N 76.3817°W / 38.3863; -76.3817	1828	1986	Active	Unknown	03838 ft (12 m)
Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light		Edgemere	39°11′19″N76°23′40″W / 39.1886°N 76.3945°W / 39.1886; -76.3945	1875	1964	Active	Unknown	02525 ft (7.6 m)
Craighill Channel Lower Range Rear Light		Edgemere	39°13′45″N76°23′39″W / 39.2291°N 76.3942°W / 39.2291; -76.3942	1875	1923	Active	Unknown	105105 ft (32 m)
Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light		Edgemere	39°11′50″N76°26′54″W / 39.1971°N 76.4482°W / 39.1971; -76.4482	1886	1914	Active	Unknown	01515 ft (4.6 m)
Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light		Edgemere (Sparrows Point)	39°12′58.32″N76°27′45.72″W / 39.2162000°N 76.4627000°W / 39.2162000; -76.4627000	1886	1933	Active	Unknown	06464 ft (20 m)
Drum Point Light		Solomons (Originally at Drum Point)	38°19′08″N76°25′16″W / 38.319°N 76.421°W / 38.319; -76.421 (approximate original) 38°19′52″N76°27′47″W / 38.331°N 76.463°W / 38.331; -76.463 (current)	1883	1960 (Semi)	1962 (Now a museum)	None	02525 ft (7.6 m)
Fishing Battery Light		Havre de Grace	39°29′42″N76°04′59″W / 39.495°N 76.083°W / 39.495; -76.083	1853	1917	1921 (Replaced with skeleton tower)	None	Unknown
Fog Point Light		Smith Island	38°01′48″N76°02′30″W / 38.0299°N 76.0417°W / 38.0299; -76.0417	1827	Never	1875 (Later destroyed)	None	Unknown
Fort Carroll Light		Baltimore	39°12′52.92″N76°31′11.64″W / 39.2147000°N 76.5199000°W / 39.2147000; -76.5199000	1854 (Former) 1900 (Current)	1923	1964 (Vandalized)	None	04545 ft (14 m)
Fort Washington Light		Fort Washington	38°42′44.3″N77°2′12.8″W / 38.712306°N 77.036889°W / 38.712306; -77.036889	1857 (Former) 1901 (Current)	Unknown	Active	Unknown	Unknown
Great Shoals Light		Wicomico River (Mouth)	38°12′51″N75°52′46″W / 38.2143°N 75.8794°W / 38.2143; -75.8794	1882	Never	1966	None	03737 ft (11 m)
Greenbury Point Light (First)		Annapolis	38°58′30″N76°27′18″W / 38.975°N 76.455°W / 38.975; -76.455	1848	Never	1891 (Eventually collapsed [4] )	None	03939 ft (12 m) [4]
Greenbury Point Shoal Light (Second)		Annapolis	38°58′05″N76°27′14″W / 38.968°N 76.454°W / 38.968; -76.454	1892	Never	1934 (Replaced with skeleton tower)	None	Unknown
Hawkins Point Light		Baltimore	39°12′28″N76°31′57″W / 39.2079°N 76.5326°W / 39.2079; -76.5326	1868	Never	1924 (Replaced with skeleton tower)	None	02828 ft (8.5 m) [4]
Holland Island Bar Light		Holland Island	38°04′07″N76°05′45″W / 38.0687°N 76.0959°W / 38.0687; -76.0959	1889	Never	1960 (Demolished)	None	04242 ft (13 m) [4]
Hooper Island Light		Hooper's Island	38°15′22″N76°15′00″W / 38.256°N 76.250°W / 38.256; -76.250	1902	1961	Active	Unknown	06363 ft (19 m) [4]
Hooper Strait Light		Saint Michaels (Originally Hooper's Island)	38°13′36″N76°04′32″W / 38.2267°N 76.0756°W / 38.2267; -76.0756 (Original) 38°47′15″N76°13′09″W / 38.7875°N 76.2192°W / 38.7875; -76.2192 (Current)	1867 (Former) 1879 (Current)	1954	1966 (Now a museum)	None	Unknown
Janes Island Light		Crisfield	37°57′48″N75°55′07″W / 37.9633°N 75.9185°W / 37.9633; -75.9185	1867 (Former) 1879 (Current)	Never	1935 (Destroyed by ice)	None	03838 ft (12 m) [4]
Lazaretto Point Light		Baltimore	39°15′44″N76°34′17″W / 39.2622°N 76.5715°W / 39.2622; -76.5715	1831	Never	1926 (Demolished, rebuilt as a replica)	None	Unknown
Leading Point Light		Baltimore	39°12′49″N76°33′06″W / 39.2137°N 76.5518°W / 39.2137; -76.5518	1868	Never	1924 (Later demolished [4] )	None	Unknown
Love Point Light		Kent Island	39°03′14″N76°17′25″W / 39.0539°N 76.2904°W / 39.0539; -76.2904	1872	1953	1964 (Demolished)	None	Unknown
Lower Cedar Point Light		Potomac River	38°20′24″N76°59′35″W / 38.340°N 76.993°W / 38.340; -76.993	1867 (First) 1896 (Last)	Never	1951 (Replaced with skeleton tower)	None	Unknown
Maryland Point Light		Potomac River	38°20′58″N77°11′51″W / 38.3495°N 77.1975°W / 38.3495; -77.1975	1892	1954	1963 (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
Mathias Point Light		Potomac River	38°24′18″N77°02′34″W / 38.4051°N 77.0428°W / 38.4051; -77.0428	1876	1951	1961 (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
North Point Range Lights		Baltimore	39°11′38″N76°26′31″W / 39.1940°N 76.4419°W / 39.1940; -76.4419 (Front Light) 39°11′50″N76°26′54″W / 39.1971°N 76.4482°W / 39.1971; -76.4482 (Rear Light)	1822	Never	1873 (Collapsed, replaced by Craighill Channel range lights)	None	03434 ft (10 m) [4] (Front) 40 ft (12 m) [4] (Rear)
Piney Point Light		Piney Point	38°08′08″N76°31′47″W / 38.1355°N 76.5297°W / 38.1355; -76.5297	1836	Never	1964	None	03434 ft (10 m) [4]
Point Lookout Light		Point Lookout	38°02′19″N76°19′20″W / 38.0387°N 76.3221°W / 38.0387; -76.3221	1830	Never	1965	None	04141 ft (12 m) [4]
Point No Point Light		Chesapeake Bay	38°07′41″N76°17′24″W / 38.128°N 76.29°W / 38.128; -76.29	1905	1938	Active	375mm	05252 ft (16 m)
Pooles Island Light		Aberdeen	39°16′44″N76°16′12″W / 39.279°N 76.270°W / 39.279; -76.270	1825	1917	Active (Inactive: 1939-2011)	Unknown	03838 ft (12 m)
Ragged Point Light		Potomac River	38°09′16″N76°36′05″W / 38.1544°N 76.6014°W / 38.1544; -76.6014	1910	Never	1962 (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
Sandy Point Shoal Light		Skidmore	39°00′58″N76°23′06″W / 39.016°N 76.385°W / 39.016; -76.385	1858 (Former) 1883 (Current)	1963	Active	Unknown	05151 ft (16 m)
Seven Foot Knoll Light		Baltimore (Originally in the Patapsco River)	39°09′18″N76°24′33″W / 39.1551°N 76.4091°W / 39.1551; -76.4091 (Original) 39°17′01″N76°36′19″W / 39.2836°N 76.6054°W / 39.2836; -76.6054 (Current)	1855	1948 [4]	1988 (Now an onshore museum)	Decorative	04040 ft (12 m)
Sharkfin Shoal Light		Nanticoke River (Mouth)	38°12′07″N75°59′12″W / 38.2020°N 75.9868°W / 38.2020; -75.9868	1892	Never	1964 (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
Sharps Island Light		Saint Michaels	38°38′21″N76°22′33″W / 38.6391°N 76.3758°W / 38.6391; -76.3758 [5]	1838 (First) 1882 (Current)	1951	2010 [6]	250mm	05454 ft (16 m)
Solomons Lump Light		Princess Anne	38°02′53″N76°00′54″W / 38.04806°N 76.01502°W / 38.04806; -76.01502	1875 (Former) 1895 (Current)	1950	Active	Unknown	04747 ft (14 m)
Somers Cove Light		Crisfield	37°57′59″N75°52′39″W / 37.9665°N 75.8775°W / 37.9665; -75.8775	1867	Never	1932 (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
Thomas Point Shoal Light		Annapolis	38°53′56″N76°26′10″W / 38.899°N 76.436°W / 38.899; -76.436	1825 (Former) 1875 (Current)	1986	Active	250mm	04343 ft (13 m)
Turkey Point Light		Elkton	39°26′59.578″N76°0′30.313″W / 39.44988278°N 76.00842028°W / 39.44988278; -76.00842028	1833	1947	Active (Inactive: 2000-2002)	Unknown	Unknown
Upper Cedar Point Light		Potomac River	38°24′10″N77°04′57″W / 38.4027°N 77.0826°W / 38.4027; -77.0826	1867	1963	1963 (Dismantled)	None	Unknown

References

1. Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010.
2. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
3. "Baltimore Harbor Light". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
4. "Historic Light Station Information & Photography Maryland". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
5. "Sharps Island, MD". LighthouseFriends.
6. "Local Notice to Mariners District 5 Week 02/10" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. January 12, 2010. p. 24. Retrieved December 5, 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}