WayfarrowBaker Shoal Range Rear Light
Lighthouse · New Castle County, Delaware
Baker Shoal 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.
It was built in 1896, in the late 19th century, making it the 8th oldest of the 12 in Delaware with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 110 feet tall (2nd tallest of 9 measured in Delaware); its light sits 110 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F G (a steady light).
Status check, 2026-11: Cast-iron skeletal tower first built in 1896 as the Port Penn–Reedy Island rear range light and moved here in 1904. It is now inactive, since the Coast Guard moved the light to a new structure about 3,700 ft south in 2016. Some sources give 57 ft instead of 110 ft. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 1 miles away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 39.5416° N, 75.5701° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 110 ft |
| Focal height | 110 ft |
| Light characteristic | F G |
| Coordinates | 39.54160, -75.57010 |
Nearby places
- Baker Shoal Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 2.1 mi
- Liston Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 3.9 mi
- Liston Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 4.2 mi
- Finn's Point Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 5.5 mi
- Finns Point Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 5.6 mi
- New Castle Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.1 mi
- New Castle Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.5 mi
- Reedy Island Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 9.4 mi
- Deepwater Point Range Front Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 10.5 mi
- Deepwater point Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 11.6 mi
- Glenvilleghost town · New Castle County · 12.4 mi
- Bellevue Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 12.7 mi
Questions
Where is Baker Shoal Range Rear Light?
Baker Shoal Range Rear Light is in New Castle County, Delaware, at 39.5416, -75.5701.
How many lighthouses are in New Castle County?
New Castle County, Delaware has 14 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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