WayfarrowReedy Island Range Rear Light
Lighthouse · New Castle County, Delaware
Reedy Island 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 1910, in the early 20th century, making it the 10th oldest of the 12 in Delaware with a recorded construction date; its light sits 135 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F R (a steady light).
Status check, 2026-11: This is a working cast-iron skeletal tower, first lit on July 27, 1910; its keeper's house burned in 2002. Sources give the height as 110 ft or about 125 ft, and the federal government has listed it for sale. Reedy Island Range Rear Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.4064° N, 75.5906° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 135 ft |
| Light characteristic | F R |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.40640, -75.59060 |
Nearby places
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- Baker Shoal Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.4 mi
- Liston Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.5 mi
- Baker Shoal Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 9.4 mi
- Swantonghost town · Kent County · 13.3 mi
- Ship John Shoal Lightlighthouse · Cumberland County · 13.4 mi
- Cash Cornerghost town · Cecil County · 13.6 mi
- Concordghost town · Cecil County · 14.4 mi
- Finns Point Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 14.9 mi
- Finn's Point Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Salem County · 14.9 mi
- Crawford Acresghost town · Cecil County · 15.6 mi
- New Castle Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 16.3 mi
Questions
Where is Reedy Island Range Rear Light?
Reedy Island Range Rear Light is in New Castle County, Delaware, at 39.4064, -75.5906.
How many lighthouses are in New Castle County?
New Castle County, Delaware has 14 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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