Deepwater point Range Rear Light

Deepwater point Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Delaware. Delaware has 29 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

Its light sits 89 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 6 nautical miles; it guards Delaware Bay.

Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1876 range lights on the New Jersey shore were turned off in 1952 and destroyed in 1956. Today's Deepwater Point Range Rear Light is a different, modern skeletal tower in Delaware waters near the Delaware Memorial Bridge. It is still active, with a focal plane of 89 ft, but its build date is unknown. It stands at 39.6992° N, 75.4964° W.

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