WayfarrowFourteen Foot Bank Light
Lighthouse · Kent County, Delaware
Fourteen Foot Bank Light is a lighthouse in Kent County, Delaware. Delaware has 29 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Kent County.
Its light sits 59 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 9s, R Sector (a white flash every 9 seconds), with a range of about 10 nautical miles; it guards Delaware Bay.
Status check, 2026-11: Built in 1885–86 as the first US lighthouse on a pneumatic caisson. Sources disagree on the date (1886 built, first lit 1887 or 1888) and the height (40 ft tower vs. 59 ft from base to lantern), so both are left blank. Fourteen Foot Bank Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 8 miles away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 39.0482° N, 75.1836° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 59 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 9s, R Sector |
| Range | 10 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Delaware Bay |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.04820, -75.18360 |
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Questions
Where is Fourteen Foot Bank Light?
Fourteen Foot Bank Light is in Kent County, Delaware, at 39.0482, -75.1836.
How many lighthouses are in Kent County?
Kent County, Delaware has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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