Point Lookout (Maryland)
Historical Light List Characteristics
1839 | F W. W15. | USLHE Light List (US): 148 |
1849 | USLHE Light List (US): 160 | |
1858 | F W. W10. | LHB Light List (US): 230 |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 214 | |
1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 218 | |
1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 221 | |
1870 | F W. W11. Arc illuminated N. 2 E. by E'd to N. 66 W. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 232 |
1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 296 | |
1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 300 | |
1886 | F W. W113/4. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 345 |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 362 | |
1893 | F WR. W113/4, R113/4. Red sector between NW. by W. 1/2 W. and SW. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 459 |
1898 | F W. W113/4. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 551 |
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 565 | |
1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 656 | |
1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 710 | |
1915 | F W. W12. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 959 |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 994 | |
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1046 | |
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1125 | |
1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1185 | |
1935 | Fl(2) W 20s. W12. fl 2, ec 2, fl 2, ec 14. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1449 |
1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1898 | |
1945-1947 | ||
1950-1952 | ||
1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2060 | |
1957 | ||
1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2448 | |
1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2448 | |
1963 | ||
1965 | ||
1966 | Fl(2) W 20s. W12. fl 2, ec 2, fl 2, ec 14. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2727 |
1969-1970 | ||
1972-1974 | IQ W 10s. W9. | |
1976 | ||
1978 | ||
1982 | ||
1987 | IQ W 10s. W12. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2845 |
1990-1992 | Fl(2) W 5s. W12. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6940 |
1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 7525 | |
2004 | Fl(2) W 5s. W8. |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
1839 | 11 Lamps / 16" Refl. | 16 | N/A | Light on keeper's dwelling. | USLHE Light List (US): 148 |
1849 | 24 | USLHE Light List (US): 160 | |||
1858 | 4th | 30 | 37 | LHB Light List (US): 230 | |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 214 | ||||
1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 218 | ||||
1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 221 | ||||
1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 232 | ||||
1878 | Light on keeper's dwelling. House painted white; roof of lantern, red. The fog-bell is on a frame, detached from the house, and painted dark red. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 296 | |||
1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 300 | ||||
1886 | 36 | 43 | Light on white dwelling; roof of lantern, red; fog-bell frame, dark-red, detached from the house. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 345 | |
1888 | Light on white dwelling; lantern, black; fog-bell frame, dark-red, detached from the house. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 362 | |||
1893 | 41 | Black lantern on white dwelling; fog-bell tower painted white, at E. end of coal shed. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 459 | ||
1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 551 | ||||
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 565 | ||||
1905 | Black lantern on white dwelling; white fog-bell tower at easterly end of coal shed. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 656 | |||
1908 | Black lantern on white dwelling; white fog-bell tower at E'ly end of coal shed. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 710 | |||
1915 | N/A | 41 | Lantern on white dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 959 | |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 994 | ||||
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1046 | ||||
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1125 | ||||
1931 | 4 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1185 | |||
1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1449 | ||||
1943 | 4 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1898 | |||
1945-1947 | |||||
1950-1952 | |||||
1953-1955 | N/A | White dwelling. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2060 | ||
1957 | |||||
1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2448 | ||||
1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2448 | ||||
1963 | |||||
1965 | |||||
1966 | N/A | 41 | 41 | Red and white checkered daymark on skeleton tower on piles. In 18 feet. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2727 |
1969-1970 | |||||
1972-1974 | N/A | JB on skeleton tower on piles. In 18 feet. | |||
1976 | |||||
1978 | JG on skeleton tower on piles. In 18 feet. | ||||
1982 | |||||
1987 | 39 | JG on skeleton tower on piles. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2845 | ||
1990-1992 | NB on skeleton tower on piles. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6940 | |||
1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 7525 | ||||
2004 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
1858 | None | None | LHB Light List (US): 230 |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 214 | ||
1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 218 | ||
1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 221 | ||
1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 232 | ||
1878 | A bell, struck by machinery, at intervals of 10 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 296 | |
1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 300 | ||
1886 | Bell struck by machinery every 10 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 345 | |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 362 | ||
1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 459 | ||
1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 551 | ||
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 565 | ||
1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 656 | ||
1908 | Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 10 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 710 | |
1915 | Bell; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 959 | |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 994 | ||
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1046 | ||
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1125 | ||
1931 | BELL; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1185 | |
1935 | WHISTLE, air: Blast 3 sec., silent 17 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1449 | |
1943 | HORN, diaphragm, air; blast 3 sec., silent 17 sec. | Bell, if horn disabled; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1898 |
1945-1947 | |||
1950-1952 | |||
1953-1955 | HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 20s (3sbl). | Bell, 1 stroke ev 10s if horn is disabled. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2060 |
1957 | |||
1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2448 | ||
1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2448 | ||
1963 | |||
1965 | |||
1966 | HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 20s (2sbl). | None | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2727 |
1969-1970 | HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). | ||
1972 | |||
1973-1974 | HORN, 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). | ||
1976 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). | ||
1978 | |||
1982 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). | ||
1987 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2845 | |
1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6940 | ||
1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 7525 | ||
2004 | None |
1830 - 1965 | |
1966 - Present (Approximate location.) |