WayfarrowOld Plantation Flats Light
Lighthouse · Northampton County, Virginia
Old Plantation Flats Light is a lighthouse in Northampton County, Virginia. Virginia has 36 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Northampton County.
Its light sits 20 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4 sec (a white flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 9.6 nautical miles; it guards Chesapeake Bay; it was deactivated in 1962; the structure is built of wood.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1886 screwpile lighthouse was taken down in 1962 and replaced by an automated steel skeleton tower on its foundation. Sources disagree on what's there now, from a 39 ft skeleton tower to a 19 ft post. A 2004 replica stands onshore at Bay Creek Resort. It stands at 37.2288° N, 76.0469° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 20 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 4 sec |
| Range | 9.6 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1962 |
| Body of water | Chesapeake Bay |
| Material | wood |
| Coordinates | 37.22880, -76.04690 |
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- York Spit Lightlighthouse · York County · 11.5 mi
- Wolf Trap Lightlighthouse · Mathews County · 13.6 mi
- New Point Comfort Lightlighthouse · Mathews County · 13.6 mi
- Back River Lightlighthouse · Hampton County · 15.7 mi
- Messickghost town · Poquoson (city) County · 17.4 mi
- Thimble Shoal Lightlighthouse · Hampton County · 18.2 mi
- Tue Marshes Lightlighthouse · York County · 18.7 mi
- Havenghost town · Mathews County · 19.5 mi
- Brownsvilleghost town · Northampton County · 20.6 mi
- Cape Henry Lightlighthouse · Virginia Beach County · 21 mi
Questions
Where is Old Plantation Flats Light?
Old Plantation Flats Light is in Northampton County, Virginia, at 37.2288, -76.0469.
How many lighthouses are in Northampton County?
Northampton County, Virginia has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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