Point No Point Light (Maryland)

Point No Point Light
Undated photograph of Point No Point Light, Maryland (USCG)
Locationoff west shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland north of the mouth of the Potomac River
Coordinates38°07′41″N 76°17′24″W / 38.128°N 76.29°W / 38.128; -76.29
Tower
Constructed1905 
FoundationPneumatic caisson
ConstructionBrick
Automated1938, but remained staffed until 1962
Height12 m (39 ft) 
ShapeOctagonal
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place 
Fog signalHorn, 1 every 30 sec
Light
First lit1905
Focal height52 ft (16 m)
Lensoriginal: fourth order Fresnel lens
current: 14.8 inches (375 mm)
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing white 6 sec
Point No Point Light Station
Nearest cityDameron, Maryland
Arealess than one acre
Built byToomey Brothers, New York
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.02001425
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 2002

Point No Point Light, located in the Chesapeake Bay off the eponymous point several miles north of the mouth of the Potomac River, was constructed as part of a program to add lighted navigational aids in a thirty-mile stretch of the bay between Cove and Smith Points.