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Point Lookout Light
Point Lookout Light in 2023
Map
LocationPoint Lookout at the mouth of the Potomac River
Coordinates38°02′19″N 76°19′20″W / 38.0387°N 76.3221°W / 38.0387; -76.3221
Tower
Constructed1830 Edit this on Wikidata
ConstructionWood, brick
Height41 feet (12 m) (originally 24 feet (7.3 m))
ShapeKeeper's house with lantern on roof
Light
First lit1830
Deactivated1966
Focal height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFourth order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFl(2) W 5s Edit this on Wikidata

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. It is not open to the public.

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