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Roe Island Light

Lighthouse · Solano County, California

Public Domain statement here; http://www.uscg.mil/history/CG_Photo_Index.asp Roe Island Light, 1924: Original caption: "Roe Island New Bulkheads Completed Augus
Public Domain statement here; http://www.uscg.mil/history/CG_Photo_Index.asp Roe Island Light, 1924: Original caption: "Roe Island New Bulkheads Completed Augus · United States Coast Guard / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Roe Island Light is a lighthouse in Solano County, California. California has 52 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Solano County.

Its light sits 39 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5; it was deactivated in 1945; the structure is built of structural wood.

Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1891 lighthouse was badly damaged in the 1944 Port Chicago explosion and shut down in 1945. It was later sold, used as a summer home, and then completely destroyed by a fire that was reportedly set by vandals. It stands at 38.0679° N, 122.0282° W.

Key facts

Focal height39 ft
Light characteristicFl W 5
Deactivated1945
Materialstructural wood
Coordinates38.06786, -122.02817

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Questions

Where is Roe Island Light?

Roe Island Light is in Solano County, California, at 38.0679, -122.0282.

How many lighthouses are in Solano County?

Solano County, California has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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