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Location | Kedges Straits North of Smith Island |
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Coordinates | 38°02′53″N 76°00′54″W / 38.04806°N 76.01502°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1875 (original screwpile) |
Foundation | Pneumatic caisson |
Construction | brick |
Automated | 1950 |
Height | 11.5 m (38 ft) ![]() |
Shape | square tower on cylindrical base |
Markings | white tower on brown base |
Light | |
First lit | 1895 (current caisson) |
Focal height | 47 feet (14 m) |
Lens | fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 7.9 inches (200 mm) (current) |
Range | White: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) Red: 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s with two red sectors |
Solomons Lump Light is a lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, the abbreviated remains of a caisson light built in 1895. That structure replaced a screw-pile light built on the same spot in 1875, which in turn superseded the Fog Point Light.[1][2][3]
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