Cape Charles (Virginia)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1839 | Fl W 60s. Period of 60 sec. is assumed. | USLHE Light List (US): 159 |
| 1849 | USLHE Light List (US): 171 | |
| 1858 | Fl W 60s. W14. | LHB Light List (US): 209 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 192 | |
| 1865-1866 | FFl W 60s. F21, Fl21. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 196 |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 198 | |
| 1870 | FFl W 60s. F20, Fl20. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 209 |
| 1878 | Fl W 45s. W19. fl 3. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 268 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 272 | |
| 1886 | Fl W 45s. W183/4. fl 3. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 313 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 331 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 422 | |
| 1898 | Fl(4-5) W 60s. W19.75. 4 flashes, eclipse 6 sec; 5 flashes, eclipse 32 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 510 |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 523 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 572 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 616 | |
| 1915 | Fl(4-5) W 60s. W20. 4 flashes, eclipse 6.5 sec.; 5 flashes, eclipse 25 sec. Each flash 1.2 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 801 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 829 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 854 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 919 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1109 | |
| 1935 | Fl(4-5) W 60s. W20. (fl 0.3, ec 2.6) x 2, fl 0.3, ec 6.8, (fl 0.3, ec 2.6) x 4, fl 0.3, ec 32.3. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1362 |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1805 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1888 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2213 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2213 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | Fl W 5s. W20. fl 0.1. | |
| 1966 | Fl W 5s. W20. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 150 |
| 1969-1970 | ||
| 1972 | ||
| 1973-1974 | Fl W 5s. W26. | |
| 1976 | Fl W 5s. W24. | |
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 105 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 345 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 350 | |
| 2004 | Fl W 5s. W24. fl 0.3. |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1839 | 15 Lamps / 15" Refl. | 55 | N/A | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 159 |
| 1849 | 10 Lamps / 21" Refl. | USLHE Light List (US): 171 | |||
| 1858 | 1st | 61 | 69 | LHB Light List (US): 209 | |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 192 | ||||
| 1865 | 150 | 160 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 196 | ||
| 1866 | |||||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 198 | ||||
| 1870 | A brick tower. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 209 | |||
| 1878 | A brick tower, white; lantern, dark brown. Old tower still standing near by; outbuildings, white. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 268 | |||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 272 | ||||
| 1886 | Tower, white; lantern, dark-brown; out-buildings, white. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 313 | |||
| 1888 | Tower, white; lantern, black; out-buildings, white. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 331 | |||
| 1893 | 157 | Tower white, with a red horizontal band 25 feet wide 60 feet above the ground; lantern, black; out-buildings, white. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 422 | ||
| 1898 | 175 | 180 | White, octagonal, pyramidal, iron skeleton tower; lantern, black. Dwellings detached and not visible from seaward. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 510 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 523 | ||||
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 572 | ||||
| 1908 | White, octagonal, pyramidal, iron skeleton tower; black lantern; dwellings detached and not visible from seaward. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 616 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 186 | White; octagonal, pyramidal, iron skeleton structure. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 801 | |
| 1917 | 191 | White; octagonal pyramidal iron skeleton structure. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 829 | ||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 854 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 919 | ||||
| 1931 | 1 iov | White, octagonal, pyramidal, iron skeleton structure. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1109 | ||
| 1935 | 1 ei | Octagonal, pyramidal, skeleton structure. Upper part black, lower part white. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1362 | ||
| 1943 | 1 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1805 | |||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | Octagonal, pyramid skeleton tower, upper part black, lower part white. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 1888 | ||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2213 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2213 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 150 | ||||
| 1969-1970 | |||||
| 1972-1974 | Octagonal, pyramidal skeleton tower, upper part black, lower part white. | ||||
| 1976 | |||||
| 1978 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 105 | ||||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 345 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 350 | ||||
| 2004 |
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1827 - 1863 (Approximate location.) |
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1864 - 1894 (Approximate location.) |
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1895 - Present |