WayfarrowWatts Island Light
Lighthouse · Accomack County, Virginia
Watts Island 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 1944.
It stands at 37.7820° N, 75.8940° W.
Key facts
| Deactivated | 1944 |
|---|---|
| Body of water | Chesapeake Bay |
| Coordinates | 37.78200, -75.89400 |
Nearby places
- Tangier Sound Lightlighthouse · Accomack County · 4.4 mi
- Pungoteague Creek Lightlighthouse · Accomack County · 8.2 mi
- Janes Island Lightlighthouse · Somerset County · 12.6 mi
- Somers Cove Lightlighthouse · Somerset County · 12.8 mi
- Howardghost town · Somerset County · 15.6 mi
- Smith Point Lightlighthouse · Accomack County · 17.2 mi
- Annemessix Towneghost town · Somerset County · 18.9 mi
- Fog Point Lightlighthouse · Somerset County · 18.9 mi
- Solomons Lump Lightlighthouse · Somerset County · 19.6 mi
- Fords Wharfghost town · Somerset County · 20.2 mi
- Great Wicomico River Lightlighthouse · Northumberland County · 20.5 mi
- Gretaghost town · Accomack County · 21.7 mi
Questions
Where is Watts Island Light?
Watts Island Light is in Accomack County, Virginia, at 37.7820, -75.8940.
How many lighthouses are in Accomack County?
Accomack County, Virginia has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
Sources and licences
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