List of lighthouses in Virginia

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Virginia as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are nine active lights in the state as well as three automated caissons and eleven skeleton towers replacing previously staffed lights.

The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1792 (the first Cape Henry Light) and it is the oldest surviving structure; the last, Chesapeake Light, was built in 1965 (ignoring automated towers erected later). The tallest extant tower is that at Cape Charles Light.

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,^[1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.^[2] Locations of demolished lights have been estimated using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigational charts.

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Focal Height
Assateague Light		Assateague Island	37°54′40″N 75°21′21″W / 37.9111°N 75.3558°W / 37.9111; -75.3558	1833[3] (First) 1867[3] (Current)	1933[3]	Active	DCB-24	154 154 ft (47 m)[4]
Back River Light		Hampton	37°05′14″N 76°16′11″W / 37.0872°N 76.2698°W / 37.0872; -76.2698	1829	1915	1936 (Destroyed in 1956)	None	Unknown
Bells Rock Light		York River	37°29′02″N 76°44′59″W / 37.4839°N 76.7498°W / 37.4839; -76.7498	1881	Never	1928[4] (Dismantled)	None	040 40 ft (12 m)[4]
Bowlers Rock Light		Rappahannock River	37°49′28″N 76°43′58″W / 37.8245°N 76.7327°W / 37.8245; -76.7327	1868[5]	Never	1920[5] (Removed)	None	Unknown
Cape Charles Light		Cape Charles	37°07′22″N 75°54′23″W / 37.1229°N 75.9063°W / 37.1229; -75.9063	1828[6] (First) 1895[7] (Current)	1963[7]	Active	190mm	180 180 ft (55 m)[4]
Cape Henry Light (Old)		Virginia Beach (Cape Henry)	36°55′33″N 76°00′29″W / 36.9257°N 76.0081°W / 36.9257; -76.0081	1792[8]	Never	1881[8]	None	Unknown
Cape Henry Light (New)		Virginia Beach (Cape Henry)	36°55′35″N 76°00′26″W / 36.9264°N 76.0072°W / 36.9264; -76.0072	1881[9]	1984[9]	Active	Unknown	157 157 ft (48 m)[9]
Cherrystone Bar Light		Cape Charles (Offshore)	37°15′23″N 76°01′57″W / 37.2564°N 76.0324°W / 37.2564; -76.0324	1858[10]	Never	1919[10] (Moved in 1920)	None	Unknown
Chesapeake Light		Chesapeake Bay (Entrance)	36°54′17″N 75°42′46″W / 36.90472°N 75.71278°W / 36.90472; -75.71278	1965[11]	1980[11]	2016[12]	None	117 117 ft (36 m)
Craney Island Light		Elizabeth River (Mouth)	36°53′31″N 76°20′13″W / 36.892°N 76.337°W / 36.892; -76.337	1859[4] (First) 1884[4] (Last)	Never	1936[4] (Removed)	None	036 36 ft (11 m)
Deepwater Shoals Light		Newport News (Offshore)	37°8′11.46″N 76°38′12.48″W / 37.1365167°N 76.6368000°W / 37.1365167; -76.6368000	1855[13] (First) 1868[13] (Last)	Never	1936[13] (Demolished)	None	034 34 ft (10 m)[4]
Dutch Gap Canal Lights		James River	37°22′35″N 77°21′34″W / 37.37639°N 77.35944°W / 37.37639; -77.35944	1875[14]	Never	1910[14]	None	027 27 ft (8.2 m)[14]
Great Wicomico River Light		Great Wicomico River (Mouth)	37°48′15″N 76°16′03″W / 37.8042°N 76.2675°W / 37.8042; -76.2675	1889[15]	Never	1967[15] (Dismantled)	None	042 42 ft (13 m)[4]
Hog Island Light (First tower)		Exmore	37°23′38″N 75°42′04″W / 37.394°N 75.701°W / 37.394; -75.701	1853[16]	Never	1896[17] (Replaced)	None	Unknown
Hog Island Light (Second tower)		Exmore	37°23′38″N 75°42′04″W / 37.394°N 75.701°W / 37.394; -75.701	1896[16]	Never	1948[17] (Demolished)	None	Unknown
Jones Point Light		Alexandria	38°47′25.4″N 77°02′26.3″W / 38.790389°N 77.040639°W / 38.790389; -77.040639	1856[18]	1919[18]	Active[18] (Inactive: 1926–1995)	Unknown	035 35 ft (11 m)[18]
Jordan Point Front Range Light	None Known	James River	N/A	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	None	Unknown
Jordan Point Range Rear Light		James River	37°18′47″N 77°13′23″W / 37.313°N 77.223°W / 37.313; -77.223	1855[19] (First) 1941 (Current)	1941[19]	Active	Unknown	035 35 ft (11 m) (Second tower) 65 ft (20 m) (Current tower)
Killock Shoal Light		Chincoteague (Offshore)	37°56′02″N 75°22′48″W / 37.934°N 75.380°W / 37.934; -75.380	1886[20]	1929	1939[20] (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
Lambert Point Light		Norfolk	36°52′30″N 76°19′52″W / 36.875°N 76.331°W / 36.875; -76.331	1872[21]	Never	1892[21] (Collapsed in 1911)	None	Unknown
Nansemond River Light		Nansemond River (Mouth)	36°54′43″N 76°26′42″W / 36.912°N 76.445°W / 36.912; -76.445	1878[22]	Never	1935[22] (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
New Point Comfort Light		Chesapeake Bay	36°54′43″N 76°26′42″W / 36.912°N 76.445°W / 36.912; -76.445	1805[23]	1930[23]	Active[24] (Inactive: 1963–1999[23])	250mm	058 58 ft (18 m)[23]
Newport News Middle Ground Light		Newport News	36°56′43″N 76°23′29″W / 36.9452°N 76.3915°W / 36.9452; -76.3915	1891[25]	1954[25]	Active	VRB-25	052 52 ft (16 m)[4]
Old Plantation Flats Light		Cape Charles (Offshore)	37°13′44″N 76°02′49″W / 37.2288°N 76.0469°W / 37.2288; -76.0469	1886	Never	1962 (Demolished)	None	035 35 ft (11 m)
Old Point Comfort Light		Hampton	37°00′06″N 76°18′23″W / 37.0018°N 76.3064°W / 37.0018; -76.3064	1804[26]	1972	Active	Fourth-order Fresnel[4]	054 54 ft (16 m)[4]
Pages Rock Light		York River	37°18′39″N 76°35′12″W / 37.3109°N 76.5866°W / 37.3109; -76.5866	1893[27]	1960[27]	1967[27] (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
Point of Shoals Light		James River	37°04′06″N 76°39′11″W / 37.0683°N 76.6530°W / 37.0683; -76.6530	1855[28] (First) 1871[28] (Last)	1932[28]	1933[28] (Demolished)	None	Unknown
Pungoteague Creek Light		Chesapeake Bay	37°39′47″N 75°53′53″W / 37.6630°N 75.8980°W / 37.6630; -75.8980	1854[29]	Never	1856[29] (Destroyed)	None	Unknown
Smith Point Light		Potomac River (Mouth)	37°52′48″N 76°11′02″W / 37.8800°N 76.1839°W / 37.8800; -76.1839	1802[30] (First) 1897[30] (Current)	1971[30]	Active	DCB-24[4]	052 52 ft (16 m)[4]
Stingray Point Light		Rappahannock River (Mouth)	37°33′41″N 76°16′12″W / 37.5613°N 76.2700°W / 37.5613; -76.2700	1858[31]	1950[32]	1965[31] (Dismantled)	None	034 34 ft (10 m)[4]
Tangier Sound Light		Tangier (Offshore)	37°47′16″N 75°58′26″W / 37.7878°N 75.9740°W / 37.7878; -75.9740	1890	Never	1961 (Demolished)	None	Unknown
Thimble Shoal Light		Chesapeake Bay	37°00′53″N 76°14′24″W / 37.0146°N 76.2399°W / 37.0146; -76.2399	1872[33] (First) 1914[33] (Current)	1964[33]	Active	RB-355	055 55 ft (17 m)[33]
Tue Marshes Light		York River (Mouth)	37°14′08″N 76°23′09″W / 37.2356°N 76.3859°W / 37.2356; -76.3859	1875[34]	Never	1960[34] (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
Watts Island Light		Chesapeake Bay	37°46′55″N 75°53′38″W / 37.782°N 75.894°W / 37.782; -75.894	1833[35]	1923[35]	1944[35] (Destroyed)	None	Unknown
White Shoal Light		James River	37°01′18″N 76°31′39″W / 37.0218°N 76.5275°W / 37.0218; -76.5275	1855[36] (First) 1871[36] (Last)	Never	1934[36] (Destroyed in the 1970s)	None	Unknown
Windmill Point Light		Rappahannock River (Mouth)	37°35′48″N 76°14′09″W / 37.5968°N 76.2359°W / 37.5968; -76.2359	1869[37]	1954[37]	1965[37] (Dismantled)	None	Unknown
Wolf Trap Light		Chesapeake Bay	37°35′48″N 76°14′09″W / 37.5968°N 76.2359°W / 37.5968; -76.2359	1870[38] (First) 1894[38] (Current)	1971[38]	2017[4] (Abandoned)	VRB-25	Unknown
York Spit Light		York River (Mouth)	37°12′35″N 76°15′15″W / 37.2096°N 76.2542°W / 37.2096; -76.2542	1870[39]	Never	1960[39] (Dismantled)	None	Unknown