WayfarrowBaker Shoal Range Front Light
Lighthouse · New Castle County, Delaware
Baker Shoal Range Front Light is a lighthouse in New Castle County, Delaware. Delaware has 29 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 14 of them in New Castle County.
The light characteristic is recorded as F G (along range line)<br>Fl W 4s (passing light); it was deactivated in 1924.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1904 front-range lighthouse, a two-story dwelling, was discontinued in 1924 and removed or destroyed, leaving only its iron pilings. A modern skeletal steel tower now marks the range, and sources disagree on whether it dates from 1924 or 2002. It stands at 39.5117° N, 75.5666° W.
Key facts
| Light characteristic | F G (along range line)<br>Fl W 4s (passing light) |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1924 |
| Coordinates | 39.51175, -75.56658 |
Nearby places
- Baker Shoal Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 2.1 mi
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- Liston Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 4 mi
- Reedy Island Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.4 mi
- Finns Point Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 7.5 mi
- Finn's Point Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 7.5 mi
- New Castle Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 9.2 mi
- New Castle Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 9.6 mi
- Deepwater Point Range Front Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 12.5 mi
- Deepwater point Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 13.5 mi
- Glenvilleghost town · New Castle County · 14.4 mi
- Christiana North Jetty Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 14.6 mi
Questions
Where is Baker Shoal Range Front Light?
Baker Shoal Range Front Light is in New Castle County, Delaware, at 39.5117, -75.5666.
How many lighthouses are in New Castle County?
New Castle County, Delaware has 14 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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