Location | Port Penn, Delaware, US |
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Coordinates | 39°32′30″N 75°34′12″W / 39.5416°N 75.5701°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1896 |
Foundation | wooden piles |
Construction | cast iron skeletal tower |
Height | 110 ft (34 m) |
Shape | triangular pyramidal tower with light |
Markings | black tower and daymark |
Operator | United States Coast Guard |
Light | |
Focal height | 110 ft (34 m) |
Characteristic | F G |
Active light | |
First lit | 1904 |
Focal height | 20 m (66 ft) |
Characteristic | Iso W 6s |
Passing light | |
Focal height | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Characteristic | Fl W 4s |
Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn.[1][2]
Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse originally served as the Port Penn-Reedy Island Range Rear Light in Port Penn. It became the Baker Shoal Range Rear Light in 1904 when the old range was discontinued due to the channel moving. It is an active aid to navigation.