WayfarrowCobb Point Bar Light
Lighthouse · St. Mary's County, Maryland
Cobb Point Bar Light is a lighthouse in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Maryland has 50 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in St. Mary's County.
Its light sits 61 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl G 4s (a green flash every 4 seconds); it guards Potomac River; it was deactivated in 1940.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1889 screwpile, first lit on Christmas Day 1889, was badly damaged by fire in 1939 and torn down in 1940. Only a small modern beacon on an 18-ft tower now sits on the original foundation. It stands at 38.2424° N, 76.8266° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 61 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl G 4s |
| Deactivated | 1940 |
| Body of water | Potomac River |
| Coordinates | 38.24240, -76.82660 |
Nearby places
- Lower Brambleyghost town · St. Mary's County · 4.1 mi
- Upper Brambleyghost town · St. Mary's County · 4.2 mi
- Blakistone Island Lightlighthouse · St. Mary's County · 5 mi
- Wakefieldghost town · Westmoreland County · 6.5 mi
- Newtownghost town · St. Mary's County · 6.9 mi
- Hartsghost town · Westmoreland County · 9.2 mi
- Lower Cedar Point Lightlighthouse · Charles County · 11.3 mi
- Lukes Islandghost town · Richmond County · 13.5 mi
- Ragged Point Lightlighthouse · St. Mary's County · 13.7 mi
- Stilltownghost town · Charles County · 16.2 mi
- Mathias Point Lightlighthouse · Charles County · 16.3 mi
- Piney Point Lightlighthouse · St. Mary's County · 17.8 mi
Questions
Where is Cobb Point Bar Light?
Cobb Point Bar Light is in St. Mary's County, Maryland, at 38.2424, -76.8266.
How many lighthouses are in St. Mary's County?
St. Mary's County, Maryland has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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