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 |
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1869 - Present (Modern lights were built on the foundation of the original 1869 light.) |
