Thomas Point Shoal Light

Thomas Point Shoal Light is a lighthouse in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Maryland has 50 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Anne Arundel County.

It was built in 1875, in the late 19th century, making it the 11th oldest of the 27 in Maryland with a recorded construction date; its light sits 43 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5s (two R sectors) (a white flash every 5 seconds), with a range of about 16 nautical miles; it guards Chesapeake Bay; the structure is built of structural wood.

Status check, 2026-11: It is a National Historic Landmark and the only cottage-style screwpile lighthouse still on its original site. Height is left null because figures conflict: 43 ft above high water, 48 ft, 49 ft, and an NPS figure of 25 ft for the tower. Thomas Point Shoal Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not reachable by road: the nearest road is about 1 mile away, so it is seen from shore or reached by water. It stands at 38.8990° N, 76.4360° W.

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