WayfarrowSomers Cove Light
Lighthouse · Somerset County, Maryland
Somers Cove Light is a lighthouse in Somerset County, Maryland. Maryland has 50 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Somerset County.
It was built in 1867, in the Civil War era, making it the 8th oldest of the 27 in Maryland with a recorded construction date; it guards Somers Cove; it was deactivated in 1932.
Its record gives 2021 as the year this lighthouse was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. It stands at 37.9665° N, 75.8775° W.
Key facts
| Year built | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1932 |
| Body of water | Somers Cove |
| Record end date (demolished or lost) | 2021 |
| Coordinates | 37.96650, -75.87750 |
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Questions
Where is Somers Cove Light?
Somers Cove Light is in Somerset County, Maryland, at 37.9665, -75.8775.
How many lighthouses are in Somerset County?
Somerset County, Maryland has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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