Point Lookout Light

Point Lookout 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.

It was built in 1830, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 27 in Maryland with a recorded construction date; its light sits 39 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl(2) W 5s (a group of 2 white flashes every 5 seconds); it guards Potomac River; it was deactivated in 1965.

Status check, 2026-11: This 1830 combined dwelling and lantern was raised to two stories in 1883 and enlarged into a duplex in 1927, and it went dark in 1966. Its 41 ft figure is the light's height above water; the U.S. Lighthouse Society gives 30 ft from the base to the lantern. It stands at 38.0387° N, 76.3221° W.

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