Windmill Point (Virginia)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1870 F W. W13. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 225
1878 F W. W11. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 289
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 293
1886 F W. W111/2. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 354
1893 F W. W11. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 452
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 544
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 558
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 648
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 700
1915 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 934
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 969
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1020
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1093
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1178
1935 Fl(2) WR 20s. W11, R11. fl 1, ec 3, fl 1, ec 15. W113°-293°(180°), R293°-113°(180°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1442
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1887
1945
1946-1947 Fl(2) WR 20s. W11, R11. fl 1, ec 3, fl 1, ec 15. W082°-0911/2°(91/2°), R0911/2°-113°(211/2°), W113°-293°(180°), R293°-082°(149°).
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2052
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2437
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2437
1963
1965
1966 Fl WR 10s. W11, R11. fl 1. W082°-0911/2°(91/2°), R0911/2°-113°(211/2°), W113°-293°(180°), R293°-082°(149°). USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2708
1969-1970
1972 Fl WR 6s. W11, R11. fl 1. W082°-0911/2°(91/2°), R0911/2°-113°(211/2°), W113°-293°(180°), R293°-082°(149°).
1973-1974 Fl WR 6s. W9, R7. W082°-0911/2°(91/2°), R0911/2°-113°(211/2°), W113°-293°(180°), R293°-082°(149°).
1976
1978
1982
1987 Fl WR 6s. W13, R11. W082°-0911/2°(91/2°), R0911/2°-113°(211/2°), W113°-293°(180°), R293°-082°(149°). USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2735
1990-1991 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6830
1992 Fl WR 6s. W8, R6. W082°-0911/2°(91/2°), R0911/2°-113°(211/2°), W113°-293°(180°), R293°-082°(149°).
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 7330
2004

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1870 5th N/A 38 A screw-pile light-house in 12 feet water at mean tide. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 225
1878 A screw-pile light-house in 12 feet water at mean tide. The light-house is hexagonal in plan, and stands on 14 piles; foundation and roof are painted brow; lantern, red. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 289
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 293
1886 Hexagonal screw-pile structure, straw-color; piles and roof, brown; lantern, red. Stands in 12 feet water. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337
1888 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 12 feet water. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 354
1893 351/2 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 12 feet at mean low water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 452
1898 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. In 12 feet of water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 544
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 558
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 648
1908 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; brown piles and roof; black lantern. In 12 feet of water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 700
1915 N/A 36 White; hexagonal; on brown piles. In 2 fathoms. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 934
1917 White, hexagonal; on brown piles. In 2 fathoms. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 969
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1020
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1093
1931 5 o White, hexagonal, on brown piles. In 12 feet. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1178
1935 4 iov USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1442
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1887
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2052
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2437
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2437
1963
1965
1966 N/A N/A 36 Black and red checkered rectangular daymark on skeleton tower on brown piles. In 12 feet. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2708
1969-1970 Black and white checkered diamond daymark on skeleton tower on brown piles. In 12 feet.
1972-1973 NB on skeleton tower on brown piles. In 12 feet.
1974 NB on skeleton tower on piles. In 12 feet.
1976
1978
1982
1987 31 NB on skeleton tower on piles. USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2735
1990-1991 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6830
1992 NR on pile.
1993-1995 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 7330
1996 NR on platform.
2004

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1870 A bell struck at intervals of 10 seconds. None LHB Light List (All Coasts): 225
1878 A bell, struck by machinery, at intervals of 10 seconds. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 289
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 293
1886 Bell struck by machinery every 10 sec. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 337
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 354
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 452
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 544
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 558
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 648
1908 Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 10 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 700
1915 Bell; 1 stroke every 10 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 934
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 969
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1020
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1093
1931 BELL; 1 stroke every 10 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1178
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1442
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1887
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1954 BELL: 1 stroke ev 10s. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2052
1955 BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s.
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2437
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2437
1963
1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2708
1969-1970
1972-1974
1976
1978
1982 BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s.
1987 BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s. USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2735
1990-1992 None USCG Light List - Vol. II: 6830
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 7330
2004
1869 - Present (Modern lights were built on the foundation of the original 1869 light.)