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Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Lighthouses/Lightships/ Lifesaving Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Lighthouses/Lightships/ Lifesaving Station Information: Compiled by Tony Pasek and Lauren & Paula Liebrecht This information was provided by personnel from the various organizations listed below and may be subject to change. Look for a copy of this list on our website at cheslights.org Assateague Lighthouse Portsmouth Lightship Located in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Located at 435 Water Street at intersection of London & Water Refuge (NWR), Virginia. streets, Portsmouth, VA. Phone: Chincoteague NWR - (757) 336-6122 NOTE: Lightship closed on February 19, 2002 for restoration. Hours: The tower will be open for climbing on the following Exterior work completed and covering removed in 2003. dates from 9 am to 3 pm: May 10 & 11, June 7 & 8, Lightship can be seen & photographed but not entered. July 12 & 13, August 30 & 31, September 27 & 28, Contact the museum to determine current status of the lightship. and October 11 & 12. Phone: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum - Suggestion - Bring mosquito repellant. (757) 393-8591 & Lightship (757) 393-8741. Cost: $10 per vehicle to enter the Refuge - pass is good for Contact:Mrs. Hanes seven days - OR- $15 for a yearlong vehicle pass. Hours: Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm & No charge to climb the lighthouse. Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. NOTE: The original Fresnel lens from the Assateague Cost: $1.00 Lighthouse is on display at the nearby Oyster and Maritime Website: www.portsmouth.va.us/tourism/docs/tourism6.htm Museum, located at 7125 Maddox Blvd, Chincoteague, VA. (look under HISTORIC SITES) Phone: (757) 336-6117 Hours: Open Friday and Saturday (10 am to 5 pm) Old Coast Guard Station Museum & Sunday (Noon to 4 pm) March 1 – April 14 and Located at 24th Street and Atlantic Avenue, day after Labor Day to November 30. Virginia Beach, VA. Open everyday April 15 to Labor Day. Phone: (757) 422-1587 Cost: $3 (Adult), $2 (over 60), $1.50 (Children 12 and under) Hours: Open Monday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday Noon to 5 pm - day after Memorial Day to Old Cape Henry Lighthouse September 30. Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Located at 583 Atlantic Avenue, Fort Story, Sunday Noon to 5 pm - rest of the year. Virginia Beach, VA. (Active Military Base) Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & December 31. All visitors without military ID MUST use the EAST or 89th Cost: $3(Adults), $2.50 (over 60 and military with ID), street entrance. Must have photo ID – driver’s license or $1 (ages 6 to 18), AAA discount. passport. Vehicle subject to search. Website: www.oldcoastguardstation.com Phone: (757) 422-9421 Hours: Tower and visitor center open November 1 to Mariners’ Museum March 15 (10 am to 4 pm) and March 16 to Located at 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA. October 31 (10 am to 5 pm). Tower CLOSED to Phone: (800) 581-7245 or (757) 596-2222 climbing December 4 to January 4 for holiday Hours: Open everyday except Thanksgiving & illumination. Visitor center open all year except Christmas, 10 am to 5 pm Thanksgiving, December 24 – 25, Cost: $7.00 (Adult), $6 (over 65 and military with ID), December 31 and January 1. $5 (children ages 6 to 17), under 6 free, AAA discount. Cost: Admission fee charged. NOTE: First order fresnel lens from Cape Charles lighthouse Website: www.apva.org/apva/light.html on display. Website: www.mariner.org Old Point Comfort Lighthouse Located on the grounds of Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA Turkey Point Lighthouse (Active Military Base) Located in Elk Neck State Park, south of the town of Must have picture ID and auto insurance card. North East, MD. Vehicle subject to search. Requires a 0.8-mile hike each way from the nearest parking Phone: Casemate Museum (757) 788-3391 area using the trail. Hours: Tower closed to the public. Museum open daily Phone: (410) 287-8170 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. Contact:President of TPLS, Inc.- Dean Rice Cost: Free, donations suggested. Tower is closed to the public Website: www.tpls.org Chesapeake Chapter U.S.L.H.S • cheslights.org Concord Point Lighthouse Hooper Strait Lighthouse Located in Havre De Grace, MD. Located at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Phone: (410) 939-6112 or at lighthouse (410) 939-9040 St. Michael’s, MD. Hours: Tower open for climbing 1 pm to 5 pm. Phone: (410) 745-2916 on Saturdays & Sundays, April through October. Hours: Open daily 9 am to 5 pm - March 1 through June 30; Cost: No cost, but donations are encouraged. 9 am to 6 pm - July 1 through September 30; 9 am to 5 pm - October 1 through October 31, and 9 am to Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse and 4 pm - November 1 through February 28. Chesapeake Lightship Cost: $9.00, $8.00 (senior rate), $4.00 (ages 6 to 17), under 6 Free. Website: www.cbmm.org Part of the Baltimore Maritime Museum, located on Piers 3 and 5, in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. Phone: (410) 396-3453 Fort Washington Lighthouse Hours: Open daily March through December, 10 am to 5 pm. Located at Fort Washington Park (National Park Service) Open Friday, Saturdays and Sundays January Phone: (301) 763-4600 though February, 10 am to 5 pm. Hours: Park open daily 9 am to 5 pm - April 1 through Cost: $6.00 (Adult), $5.00 (senior rate), $3.00 (ages 6 to 14) September 30th and 9 am to 4:30 pm - October 1 and 5 and under Free. through March 31st. Closed Thanksgiving, Website: www.baltomaritimemuseum.org Christmas, and New Years days. Cost: $5.00 per vehicle for 3 days - OR- $20.00 for an Drum Point Lighthouse annual pass – OR- $3.00 for 3 days for walking, bus passenger, or riding a bike into the park Located at Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, Md. Website: www.nps.gov/fowa Phone: (410) 326-2042 (Then click “inDEPTH”, “Park History”, “Light 80”) Hours: Open daily 10 am to 5 pm. Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Cost: $5.00, $4.00 (55 and over), $2.00 (5 to 12), Fenwick Island Lighthouse and less than 5 – Free. Located at the MD/DE state line – 146th Street and Lighthouse Website: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Avenue, Fenwick Island, DE Phone: (302) 539-1887 or (302) 539-4115 Cove Point Lighthouse Contact:Oliver Cropper Hours: Open for Visitation, but not for climbing from 2 pm to Is part of the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, MD. 4 pm on the following dates (all Wednesdays): June 4 NOTE: The Cove Point lighthouse IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE by & 18, July 2, 16 & 30, August 13 & 27 and shuttle bus service from the Calvert Marine Museum. September 10. Other days 11- 2:30 based on Phone: (410) 326-2042 availability of volunteers. Call in advance for other days. Hours: May and September (weekends and holidays) Cost: Donations requested. 10 am to 4 pm. June through August (daily) 10 am to 4 pm. Closed October through April. Call ahead for shuttle bus schedule. Overfalls Lightship and Life-Saving Station Cost: $3.00 Located off Savannah Road on right side of Front Street, just Website: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com after the tennis courts near the canal, Lewes, DE. Contact:Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation – Piney Point Lighthouse (302) 644-8050. Located in Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Park, Hours: Open June, July and August - Thursday & Sunday Piney Point, MD. from 1 pm to 4 pm - Friday & Saturday from 11 am Phone: (301) 769-2222 x305 to 4 pm. Contact:Kim Cullens Cost: $2 (Adults), $1 (Children under 12). Hours: The grounds are open 7 days a week from sunrise to Website: www.overfalls.org sunset. The museum and gift shop are open 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays), 12 Noon to 5 pm, Indian River Lifesaving Station May through October. 130 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, DE Cost: Donations gratefully accepted. Phone: (302) 227-0478 Hours: Open Monday –Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Point Lookout Lighthouse Sunday 11 am to 5 pm - Memorial Day through Located in Point Lookout State Park, Scotland, MD. Labor Day. Open during other months. Phone: (301) 872-5688 Call for hours. Contact:Christy Carter Cost: $3.50, $2.50 (62 and older), $1.00 (ages 6 to 12) Hours: Park open year round sunrise to sunset. and age 5 and under – Free. Cost: $3.00 a person (May 1 – September 30). Website: www.irlss.org Chesapeake Chapter U.S.L.H.S • cheslights.org.
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