WayfarrowNew Castle Range Rear Light
Lighthouse · New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in New Castle County, Delaware. Delaware has 29 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 14 of them in New Castle County.
Its light sits 112 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F G (a steady light); it guards Delaware River; it was deactivated in 1953.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1876 tower-and-house lighthouse was replaced by a steel skeleton tower in 1953 and burned in 1982. The Lighthouse Directory also lists a further rear-light change in 2025 or 2026, so what's at this spot now is unclear. It stands at 39.6482° N, 75.5990° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 112 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | F G |
| Deactivated | 1953 |
| Body of water | Delaware River |
| Coordinates | 39.64820, -75.59900 |
Nearby places
- New Castle Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 0.4 mi
- Finn's Point Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 4.1 mi
- Finns Point Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 4.1 mi
- Glenvilleghost town · New Castle County · 5 mi
- Deepwater Point Range Front Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 5.5 mi
- Deepwater point Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 6.5 mi
- Christiana Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 6.6 mi
- Bellevue Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 6.6 mi
- Christiana North Jetty Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 6.8 mi
- Baker Shoal Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.5 mi
- Wooddale Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 8.4 mi
- Liston Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.9 mi
Questions
Where is New Castle Range Rear Light?
New Castle Range Rear Light is in New Castle County, Delaware, at 39.6482, -75.5990.
How many lighthouses are in New Castle County?
New Castle County, Delaware has 14 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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