WayfarrowCape Henlopen Beacon
Lighthouse · Sussex County, Delaware
Cape Henlopen Beacon is a lighthouse in Sussex County, Delaware. Delaware has 29 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 9 of them in Sussex County.
It was deactivated in 1884.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1825 conical tower was replaced in 1864 by a screwpile lighthouse, which was shut down in 1884 because of erosion; no light remains on the cape. It stands at 38.7903° N, 75.0806° W.
Nearby places
- Cape Henlopen Lightlighthouse · Sussex County · 0.9 mi
- Delaware Breakwater East End Lightlighthouse · Sussex County · 1.1 mi
- Harbor of Refuge Lightlighthouse · Sussex County · 1.8 mi
- Delaware Breakwater Range Front Lightlighthouse · Sussex County · 4.3 mi
- Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Sussex County · 4.8 mi
- Cape May Lighthouselighthouse · Cape May County · 11.8 mi
- South Cape Mayghost town · Cape May County · 12.4 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Lightlighthouse · Cape May County · 13.7 mi
- Mispillion Lightlighthouse · Sussex County · 16.7 mi
- Mispillion Lightlighthouse · Sussex County · 16.7 mi
- New Marketghost town · Sussex County · 17.1 mi
- Bowdens Garageghost town · Sussex County · 17.1 mi
Questions
Where is Cape Henlopen Beacon?
Cape Henlopen Beacon is in Sussex County, Delaware, at 38.7903, -75.0806.
How many lighthouses are in Sussex County?
Sussex County, Delaware has 9 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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