Sharkfin Shoal Light

Sharkfin Shoal Light

Location	Southwest of Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River
Coordinates	38°12′07″N 75°59′12″W / 38.2020°N 75.9868°W / 38.2020; -75.9868Coordinates: 38°12′07″N 75°59′12″W / 38.2020°N 75.9868°W / 38.2020; -75.9868
Tower
Constructed	1892
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Height	44 feet (13 m)
Shape	hexagonal house
Light
First lit	1892
Deactivated	1964
Focal height	13.5 m (44 ft)
Lens	fourth-order Fresnel lens
Characteristic	white 6 sec flash with red sector FI W 6s, R sector

The Sharkfin Shoal Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located at the mouth of the Nanticoke River in Chesapeake Bay, US.

History[]

This light was constructed in 1892 to replace the Clay Island Light to the northeast. In 1964, the house was dismantled and a skeleton tower light placed on the foundation.

References[]

• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
• Sharkfin Shoal Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
• de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 165.

External links[]

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.