Turkey Point Lighthouse (JV4849) - Cecil County, MD - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The lighthouse is located beyond the S end of MD State Route 272. From the parking area, pack southward along gravel trail approx. 0.7 mi to the lighthouse on the left - at the highpoint of a bluff overlooking the confluence of Elk River & Chesapeake Bay.


Descriptive information from NGS datasheet is as follows:


STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (RWT)
THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE REVOLVING LIGHT AT THE APEX AND CENTER OF THE TURKEY POINT LIGHT HOUSE. LOCATED ON TURKEY POINT. A BLUFF OF HEADLAND AT THE HEAD OF CHESAPEAKE BAY, SEPARATING THE MOUTHS OF THE ELK AND NORTHEAST RIVERS, ON LAND BELONGING TO THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LIGHTHOUSES. THE STRUCTURE IS ABOUT 12-FEET IN DIAMETER WITH A GLASS INCLOSED CAGE AT THE APEX WHICH HAS A REVOLVING WHITE LIGHT. THE STRUCTURE IS WHITE WITH AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 60.0 FEET.

STATION RECOVERY (1973)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973 (CLN)
THIS STATION WAS RECOVERED AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION.

AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN
5-1/2 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ELK NECK.


STATION RECOVERY (1990)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (CSU)
RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

STATION RECOVERY (2004)

RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2004 (RLG)
THE LIGHT OPERATION HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY A PRIVATE GROUP AFTER BEING DECLARED EXCESS BY THE COASTGUARD. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE LIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING BUT IS NOW IN OPERATION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: - blank - Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Lighthouse County: Cecil County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Spesutie Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: JV4849 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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