Managing Organization: Historical Place Preservation, Inc.
Telephone:
703-967-8118
Website: http://www.craighillrange.org
Notes: This lighthouse originally had integral keeper's quarters built into its lower portion. The quarters were removed in the 1930s. Tower Height: 105 Description of Tower: Pyramidal iron skeletal tower, upper part red, lower part white, with square central cylinder. Listed on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1873 Date Present Tower Built: 1873 Optics: 1873: Fourth order Fresnel lens. Removed in 2010 and put into storage. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions: Accessible by boat only. The range lights can be seen distantly from North Point State Park.
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