WayfarrowYork Spit Light
Lighthouse · York County, Virginia
York Spit Light is a lighthouse in York County, Virginia. Virginia has 36 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in York County.
Its light sits 30 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds); it guards Chesapeake Bay; it was deactivated in 1960.
Its record gives 1960 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 37.2096° N, 76.2542° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 30 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Deactivated | 1960 |
| Body of water | Chesapeake Bay |
| Record end date (demolished or lost) | 1960 |
| Coordinates | 37.20960, -76.25420 |
Nearby places
- New Point Comfort Lightlighthouse · Mathews County · 6.4 mi
- Messickghost town · Poquoson (city) County · 7.5 mi
- Tue Marshes Lightlighthouse · York County · 7.5 mi
- Back River Lightlighthouse · Hampton County · 8.5 mi
- Old Plantation Flats Lightlighthouse · Northampton County · 11.5 mi
- Cherrystone Bar Lightlighthouse · Northampton County · 12.6 mi
- Wolf Trap Lightlighthouse · Mathews County · 13 mi
- Thimble Shoal Lightlighthouse · Hampton County · 13.5 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lightlighthouse · Hampton County · 14.7 mi
- Havenghost town · Mathews County · 15.9 mi
- Pine Beachghost town · Norfolk (city) County · 18.4 mi
- Dixondaleghost town · Gloucester County · 19.2 mi
Questions
Where is York Spit Light?
York Spit Light is in York County, Virginia, at 37.2096, -76.2542.
How many lighthouses are in York County?
York County, Virginia has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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