Cherry Island Range Rear Light

Cherry Island Range Rear Light
Cherry Island Range Rear Light
Location Delaware River, Delaware
Year first constructed 1880
Year first lit Unknown
Automated 1970's
Construction Wood
Tower shape Square
Original lens Unknown
Current lens Red Light
Characteristic Fixed red

Cherry Island Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, just north of the Christina River, Delaware. It is 1456 yards behind Cherry Island Range Front Light. The present light is a skeletal tower supporting a red light.

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Coordinates: 39°45′43″N 75°29′23″W / 39.76188°N 75.48974°W / 39.76188; -75.48974



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