WayfarrowNew Castle Range Front Light
Lighthouse · New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle 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.
It was built in 1964, in the postwar decades, making it the 12th oldest of the 12 in Delaware with a recorded construction date; its light sits 56 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Iso G 2s (a green light, equally on and off, repeating every 2 seconds); it guards Delaware River; it was deactivated in 1964.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1876 wooden tower was torn down in 1964 and replaced by a steel skeleton tower that is still an active range light. It stands at 39.6424° N, 75.5954° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 56 ft |
| Light characteristic | Iso G 2s |
| Deactivated | 1964 |
| Body of water | Delaware River |
| Coordinates | 39.64240, -75.59540 |
Nearby places
- New Castle Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 0.4 mi
- Finn's Point Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 3.7 mi
- Finns Point Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 3.7 mi
- Glenvilleghost town · New Castle County · 5.4 mi
- Deepwater Point Range Front Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 5.5 mi
- Deepwater point Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Delaware · 6.6 mi
- Bellevue Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 6.8 mi
- Christiana Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 6.8 mi
- Christiana North Jetty Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7 mi
- Baker Shoal Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.1 mi
- Liston Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.5 mi
- Wooddale Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 8.8 mi
Questions
Where is New Castle Range Front Light?
New Castle Range Front Light is in New Castle County, Delaware, at 39.6424, -75.5954.
How many lighthouses are in New Castle County?
New Castle County, Delaware has 14 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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