WayfarrowFinn's Point Rear Range Light
Lighthouse · Salem County, New Jersey
Finn's Point Rear Range Light is a lighthouse in Salem County, New Jersey. New Jersey has 26 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Salem County.
The tower stands about 115 feet tall (3rd tallest of 13 measured in New Jersey); it was deactivated in 1950.
Status check, 2026-11: This wrought-iron skeleton range-light tower was built in 1876–77 and first lit in April 1877 (I left the year blank because sources give both 1876 and 1877); it was turned off in 1950 and is now part of Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Finn's Point Rear Range Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6169° N, 75.5347° W.
Key facts
| Tower height | 115 ft |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1950 |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.61690, -75.53470 |
Nearby places
- Finns Point Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 0 mi
- New Castle Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 3.7 mi
- New Castle Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 4.1 mi
- Deepwater Point Range Front Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 5 mi
- Baker Shoal Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 5.5 mi
- Deepwater point Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 6 mi
- Bellevue Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.2 mi
- Christiana North Jetty Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.2 mi
- Christiana Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.3 mi
- Baker Shoal Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.5 mi
- Liston Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.5 mi
- Glenvilleghost town · New Castle County · 8.7 mi
Questions
Where is Finn's Point Rear Range Light?
Finn's Point Rear Range Light is in Salem County, New Jersey, at 39.6169, -75.5347.
How many lighthouses are in Salem County?
Salem County, New Jersey has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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