# List of lighthouses in Virginia

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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Virginia as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are nine active lights in the state as well as three automated caissons and eleven skeleton towers replacing previously staffed lights.
The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1792 (the first Cape Henry Light) and it is the oldest surviving structure; the last, Chesapeake Light, was built in 1965 (ignoring automated towers erected later). The tallest extant tower is that at Cape Charles Light.
If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List, while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses. Locations of demolished lights have been estimated using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigational charts.
| Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
| Assateague Light | | Assateague Island | 37°54′40″N 75°21′21″W﻿ / ﻿37.9111°N 75.3558°W﻿ / 37.9111; -75.3558 | 1833 (First) 1867 (Current) | 1933 | Active | DCB-24 | 154 154 ft (47 m) |
| Back River Light | | Hampton | 37°05′14″N 76°16′11″W﻿ / ﻿37.0872°N 76.2698°W﻿ / 37.0872; -76.2698 | 1829 | 1915 | 1936 (Destroyed in 1956) | None | Unknown |
| Bells Rock Light | | York River | 37°29′02″N 76°44′59″W﻿ / ﻿37.4839°N 76.7498°W﻿ / 37.4839; -76.7498 | 1881 | Never | 1928 (Dismantled) | None | 040 40 ft (12 m) |
| Bowlers Rock Light | | Rappahannock River | 37°49′28″N 76°43′58″W﻿ / ﻿37.8245°N 76.7327°W﻿ / 37.8245; -76.7327 | 1868 | Never | 1920 (Removed) | None | Unknown |
| Cape Charles Light | | Cape Charles | 37°07′22″N 75°54′23″W﻿ / ﻿37.1229°N 75.9063°W﻿ / 37.1229; -75.9063 | 1828 (First) 1895 (Current) | 1963 | Active | 190mm | 180 180 ft (55 m) |
| Cape Henry Light (Old) | | Virginia Beach (Cape Henry) | 36°55′33″N 76°00′29″W﻿ / ﻿36.9257°N 76.0081°W﻿ / 36.9257; -76.0081 | 1792 | Never | 1881 | None | Unknown |
| Cape Henry Light (New) | | Virginia Beach (Cape Henry) | 36°55′35″N 76°00′26″W﻿ / ﻿36.9264°N 76.0072°W﻿ / 36.9264; -76.0072 | 1881 | 1984 | Active | Unknown | 157 157 ft (48 m) |
| Cherrystone Bar Light | | Cape Charles (Offshore) | 37°15′23″N 76°01′57″W﻿ / ﻿37.2564°N 76.0324°W﻿ / 37.2564; -76.0324 | 1858 | Never | 1919 (Moved in 1920) | None | Unknown |
| Chesapeake Light | | Chesapeake Bay (Entrance) | 36°54′17″N 75°42′46″W﻿ / ﻿36.90472°N 75.71278°W﻿ / 36.90472; -75.71278 | 1965 | 1980 | 2016 | None | 117 117 ft (36 m) |
| Craney Island Light | | Elizabeth River (Mouth) | 36°53′31″N 76°20′13″W﻿ / ﻿36.892°N 76.337°W﻿ / 36.892; -76.337 | 1859 (First) 1884 (Last) | Never | 1936 (Removed) | None | 036 36 ft (11 m) |
| Deepwater Shoals Light | | Newport News (Offshore) | 37°8′11.46″N 76°38′12.48″W﻿ / ﻿37.1365167°N 76.6368000°W﻿ / 37.1365167; -76.6368000 | 1855 (First) 1868 (Last) | Never | 1936 (Demolished) | None | 034 34 ft (10 m) |
| Dutch Gap Canal Lights | | James River | 37°22′35″N 77°21′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.37639°N 77.35944°W﻿ / 37.37639; -77.35944 | 1875 | Never | 1910 | None | 027 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Great Wicomico River Light | | Great Wicomico River (Mouth) | 37°48′15″N 76°16′03″W﻿ / ﻿37.8042°N 76.2675°W﻿ / 37.8042; -76.2675 | 1889 | Never | 1967 (Dismantled) | None | 042 42 ft (13 m) |
| Hog Island Light (First tower) | | Exmore | 37°23′38″N 75°42′04″W﻿ / ﻿37.394°N 75.701°W﻿ / 37.394; -75.701 | 1853 | Never | 1896 (Replaced) | None | Unknown |
| Hog Island Light (Second tower) | | Exmore | 37°23′38″N 75°42′04″W﻿ / ﻿37.394°N 75.701°W﻿ / 37.394; -75.701 | 1896 | Never | 1948 (Demolished) | None | Unknown |
| Jones Point Light | | Alexandria | 38°47′25.4″N 77°02′26.3″W﻿ / ﻿38.790389°N 77.040639°W﻿ / 38.790389; -77.040639 | 1856 | 1919 | Active (Inactive: 1926–1995) | Unknown | 035 35 ft (11 m) |
| Jordan Point Front Range Light | None Known | James River | N/A | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | None | Unknown |
| Jordan Point Range Rear Light | | James River | 37°18′47″N 77°13′23″W﻿ / ﻿37.313°N 77.223°W﻿ / 37.313; -77.223 | 1855 (First) 1941 (Current) | 1941 | Active | Unknown | 035 35 ft (11 m) (Second tower) 65 ft (20 m) (Current tower) |
| Killock Shoal Light | | Chincoteague (Offshore) | 37°56′02″N 75°22′48″W﻿ / ﻿37.934°N 75.380°W﻿ / 37.934; -75.380 | 1886 | 1929 | 1939 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown |
| Lambert Point Light | | Norfolk | 36°52′30″N 76°19′52″W﻿ / ﻿36.875°N 76.331°W﻿ / 36.875; -76.331 | 1872 | Never | 1892 (Collapsed in 1911) | None | Unknown |
| Nansemond River Light | | Nansemond River (Mouth) | 36°54′43″N 76°26′42″W﻿ / ﻿36.912°N 76.445°W﻿ / 36.912; -76.445 | 1878 | Never | 1935 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown |
| New Point Comfort Light | | Chesapeake Bay | 36°54′43″N 76°26′42″W﻿ / ﻿36.912°N 76.445°W﻿ / 36.912; -76.445 | 1805 | 1930 | Active (Inactive: 1963–1999) | 250mm | 058 58 ft (18 m) |
| Newport News Middle Ground Light | | Newport News | 36°56′43″N 76°23′29″W﻿ / ﻿36.9452°N 76.3915°W﻿ / 36.9452; -76.3915 | 1891 | 1954 | Active | VRB-25 | 052 52 ft (16 m) |
| Old Plantation Flats Light | | Cape Charles (Offshore) | 37°13′44″N 76°02′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.2288°N 76.0469°W﻿ / 37.2288; -76.0469 | 1886 | Never | 1962 (Demolished) | None | 035 35 ft (11 m) |
| Old Point Comfort Light | | Hampton | 37°00′06″N 76°18′23″W﻿ / ﻿37.0018°N 76.3064°W﻿ / 37.0018; -76.3064 | 1804 | 1972 | Active | Fourth-order Fresnel | 054 54 ft (16 m) |
| Pages Rock Light | | York River | 37°18′39″N 76°35′12″W﻿ / ﻿37.3109°N 76.5866°W﻿ / 37.3109; -76.5866 | 1893 | 1960 | 1967 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown |
| Point of Shoals Light | | James River | 37°04′06″N 76°39′11″W﻿ / ﻿37.0683°N 76.6530°W﻿ / 37.0683; -76.6530 | 1855 (First) 1871 (Last) | 1932 | 1933 (Demolished) | None | Unknown |
| Pungoteague Creek Light | | Chesapeake Bay | 37°39′47″N 75°53′53″W﻿ / ﻿37.6630°N 75.8980°W﻿ / 37.6630; -75.8980 | 1854 | Never | 1856 (Destroyed) | None | Unknown |
| Smith Point Light | | Potomac River (Mouth) | 37°52′48″N 76°11′02″W﻿ / ﻿37.8800°N 76.1839°W﻿ / 37.8800; -76.1839 | 1802 (First) 1897 (Current) | 1971 | Active | DCB-24 | 052 52 ft (16 m) |
| Stingray Point Light | | Rappahannock River (Mouth) | 37°33′41″N 76°16′12″W﻿ / ﻿37.5613°N 76.2700°W﻿ / 37.5613; -76.2700 | 1858 | 1950 | 1965 (Dismantled) | None | 034 34 ft (10 m) |
| Tangier Sound Light | | Tangier (Offshore) | 37°47′16″N 75°58′26″W﻿ / ﻿37.7878°N 75.9740°W﻿ / 37.7878; -75.9740 | 1890 | Never | 1961 (Demolished) | None | Unknown |
| Thimble Shoal Light | | Chesapeake Bay | 37°00′53″N 76°14′24″W﻿ / ﻿37.0146°N 76.2399°W﻿ / 37.0146; -76.2399 | 1872 (First) 1914 (Current) | 1964 | Active | RB-355 | 055 55 ft (17 m) |
| Tue Marshes Light | | York River (Mouth) | 37°14′08″N 76°23′09″W﻿ / ﻿37.2356°N 76.3859°W﻿ / 37.2356; -76.3859 | 1875 | Never | 1960 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown |
| Watts Island Light | | Chesapeake Bay | 37°46′55″N 75°53′38″W﻿ / ﻿37.782°N 75.894°W﻿ / 37.782; -75.894 | 1833 | 1923 | 1944 (Destroyed) | None | Unknown |
| White Shoal Light | | James River | 37°01′18″N 76°31′39″W﻿ / ﻿37.0218°N 76.5275°W﻿ / 37.0218; -76.5275 | 1855 (First) 1871 (Last) | Never | 1934 (Destroyed in the 1970s) | None | Unknown |
| Windmill Point Light | | Rappahannock River (Mouth) | 37°35′48″N 76°14′09″W﻿ / ﻿37.5968°N 76.2359°W﻿ / 37.5968; -76.2359 | 1869 | 1954 | 1965 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown |
| Wolf Trap Light | | Chesapeake Bay | 37°35′48″N 76°14′09″W﻿ / ﻿37.5968°N 76.2359°W﻿ / 37.5968; -76.2359 | 1870 (First) 1894 (Current) | 1971 | 2017 (Abandoned) | VRB-25 | Unknown |
| York Spit Light | | York River (Mouth) | 37°12′35″N 76°15′15″W﻿ / ﻿37.2096°N 76.2542°W﻿ / 37.2096; -76.2542 | 1870 | Never | 1960 (Dismantled) | None | Unknown |