WayfarrowPungoteague Creek Light
Lighthouse · Accomack County, Virginia
Pungoteague Creek Light is a lighthouse in Accomack County, Virginia. Virginia has 36 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Accomack County.
It guards Chesapeake Bay; it was deactivated in 1856.
It stands at 37.6630° N, 75.8980° W.
Key facts
| Deactivated | 1856 |
|---|---|
| Body of water | Chesapeake Bay |
| Coordinates | 37.66300, -75.89800 |
Nearby places
- Watts Island Lightlighthouse · Accomack County · 8.2 mi
- Tangier Sound Lightlighthouse · Accomack County · 9.6 mi
- Brownsvilleghost town · Northampton County · 14.2 mi
- Windmill Point Lightlighthouse · Lancaster County · 19.1 mi
- Janes Island Lightlighthouse · Somerset County · 20.8 mi
- Somers Cove Lightlighthouse · Somerset County · 21 mi
- Hog Island Lightlighthouse · Northampton County · 21.5 mi
- Stingray Point Lightlighthouse · Middlesex County · 21.6 mi
- Smith Point Lightlighthouse · Accomack County · 21.7 mi
- Great Wicomico River Lightlighthouse · Northumberland County · 22.4 mi
- Howardghost town · Somerset County · 23.4 mi
- Sandy Bottomghost town · Middlesex County · 24.2 mi
Questions
Where is Pungoteague Creek Light?
Pungoteague Creek Light is in Accomack County, Virginia, at 37.6630, -75.8980.
How many lighthouses are in Accomack County?
Accomack County, Virginia has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
Sources and licences
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
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