Chesapeake Lighthouse

Year Built

1965

Cost

$274,424

Type

Prefabricated modules

Height

120 feet

Location

16 miles east of Cape Henry

Automated Year

1980

First Lit

1965

Lens Type

N/A

Fog Signal

Horn: 1 blast every 10s

Year Deactivated

2016

Color

White square platform with blue tower at one corner

Last Keeper - Date

Milton Herring (at least 1970 – at least 1971)

Description

The U.S. Department of Energy uses the station as a platform for wind energy testing and not open to the public.

Brief History

•  The station was originally established in 1930 as a lightship station.
•  The Chesapeake Light Tower stands 13 miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia Beach.
•  The lightship continued to mark the Bay entrance until 1965, when it was replaced with Chesapeake Light Station.
•  Chesapeake Light Tower was commissioned on September 25, 1965.
•  On June 3, 2016, the General Services Administration initiated an online auction for Chesapeake Light Tower.