Fort Washington Light

Fort Washington Light is a lighthouse in Prince George's County, Maryland. Maryland has 50 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1882, in the late 19th century, making it the 12th oldest of the 27 in Maryland with a recorded construction date; its light sits 94 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl R 6s (a red flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 8 nautical miles; it guards Potomac River; the structure is built of wood.

Status check, 2026-11: The light is a wooden fog-bell tower from 1882 that was made taller and given a light in 1901. Height sources disagree: USCG says 28 ft, while others give 32 ft for the original bell tower. It stands at 38.7120° N, 77.0370° W.

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