WayfarrowSeven Foot Knoll Light
Lighthouse · Baltimore County, Maryland
Seven Foot Knoll Light is a lighthouse in Baltimore County, Maryland. Maryland has 50 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 9 of them in Baltimore County.
It was built in 1855, in the Civil War era, making it the 7th oldest of the 27 in Maryland with a recorded construction date; its light sits 56 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl WR 6s (a white and red flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 12 nautical miles; it was deactivated in 1987.
Status check, 2026-11: The original 1855 screwpile lighthouse (a few sources say 1856) was moved in 1988 from the mouth of the Patapsco River to Pier 5, Baltimore Inner Harbor. It is now an inactive museum, and sources give its height as 40, 42 or 47 ft. Seven Foot Knoll Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.2836° N, 76.6054° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1855 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 56 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl WR 6s |
| Range | 12 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1987 |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.28360, -76.60540 |
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Questions
Where is Seven Foot Knoll Light?
Seven Foot Knoll Light is in Baltimore County, Maryland, at 39.2836, -76.6054.
How many lighthouses are in Baltimore County?
Baltimore County, Maryland has 9 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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