WayfarrowChoptank River Light
Lighthouse · Talbot County, Maryland
Choptank River Light is a lighthouse in Talbot County, Maryland. Maryland has 50 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Talbot County.
Its light sits 36 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds); it was deactivated in 1964.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: Ice destroyed the 1871 screwpile in 1918. The relocated Cherrystone Bar house that replaced it in 1921 was dismantled in 1964, and a skeleton tower now stands on the old piles. A replica built in 2012 stands at Long Wharf Park in Cambridge, not at these coordinates. It stands at 38.6555° N, 76.1855° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 36 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 4s |
| Deactivated | 1964 |
| Coordinates | 38.65550, -76.18550 |
Nearby places
- Jamesghost town · Dorchester County · 6.2 mi
- Sharps Island Lightlighthouse · Talbot County · 10.3 mi
- Goldsboroughghost town · Talbot County · 10.7 mi
- Harperghost town · Talbot County · 11.4 mi
- Gluckheimghost town · Dorchester County · 12.8 mi
- Doncasterghost town · Talbot County · 14 mi
- Williamsburgghost town · Talbot County · 15.5 mi
- Bloody Point Bar Lightlighthouse · Queen Anne's County · 16.5 mi
- Blairtownghost town · Caroline County · 16.9 mi
- Yorkeghost town · Talbot County · 17.1 mi
- Ennallsghost town · Dorchester County · 18.7 mi
- Daresghost town · Calvert County · 20.3 mi
Questions
Where is Choptank River Light?
Choptank River Light is in Talbot County, Maryland, at 38.6555, -76.1855.
How many lighthouses are in Talbot County?
Talbot County, Maryland has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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