Point Lookout Light
Point Lookout Light in 2023 | |
| Location | Point Lookout at the mouth of the Potomac River |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°02′19″N 76°19′20″W / 38.0387°N 76.3221°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1830 |
| Construction | Wood, brick |
| Height | 41 feet (12 m) (originally 24 feet (7.3 m)) |
| Shape | Keeper's house with lantern on roof |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1830 |
| Deactivated | 1966 |
| Focal height | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) W 5s |
Point Lookout Light is a lighthouse that marks the entrance to the Potomac River at the southernmost tip of Maryland's western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, south of the town of Scotland in Saint Mary's County, Maryland, USA. The lighthouse is located in Point Lookout State Park. The lighthouse is now open to the public, as of May 2025, as a museum during the summertime.