Thomas Point Shoal Light
Thomas Point Shoal Light is a lighthouse in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Mount Misery stands 43 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Roots and Tides Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Thomas Point Shoal Light, also known as Thomas Point Shoal Light Station, is a historic lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the United States, and the most recognized lighthouse in Maryland. It is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the bay which stands at its original site. The current structure is a 1½ story hexagonal wooden cottage, equipped with a foghorn as well as the light.
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Dates from 1875.
Wikidata Q7793202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1875
- Elevation
- 00 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Roots and Tides Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
- Rappe's Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mayo Beach Park: 3.1 mi
- David G. Dauses Sr. Waterfront Park: 3.3 mi
- Beverly Triton Nature Park: 3.3 mi
- Abbey Park: 3.5 mi
- Hillsmere Shores Community Beach: 3.7 mi
- Lafayette's Encampment: 5.7 mi
- Guardians of the First Amendment Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Foremast of the USS Maine: 6.1 mi
- Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Still on Patrol: 6.1 mi
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Conservation Easement: 2.8 mi
- Bay Ridge Trust: 4.1 mi
- Paca Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Kent Island Research Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Brewers Pond Natural Area: 11.1 mi
- Annapolis Maritime Museum: 5.3 mi
- Captain Salem Avery House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Victualling Warehouse Maritime Museum: 6.0 mi
- Museum of Historic Annapolis: 6.1 mi
- Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History: 6.2 mi
- Mayo Beach: 3.0 mi
- Bay Ridge Beach: 3.4 mi
- Triton Beach: 3.4 mi
- Selby Beach: 4.1 mi
- North Beach: 4.1 mi
- Historic London Town and Gardens: 6.4 mi
- F-14A Tomcat: 6.8 mi
- EA-6B Growler: 6.8 mi
- F-4A Phantom II: 6.9 mi
- M60: 8.0 mi
- former Confederate Soldier Benjamin Welch Owens: 13.4 mi
- Beach On My Mind: 14.3 mi
- Cecil: 14.4 mi
- Pearl: 14.4 mi
- Tadpole: 14.4 mi
- Rainwater Garden: 6.5 mi
- Tawe's Garden: 7.0 mi
- Garden of Queen Anne: 8.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.0 mi
- Mother's Garden: 14.6 mi
- Patuxent Park Pavillion: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Area 14: 19.3 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Area 10: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Area 11: 19.4 mi
- Wiona Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Owings Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Fairhaven Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Stony Bar Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Blackbeards Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Mount Misery: 12.4 mi
- Eagle Hill: 13.4 mi
- Wilson: 15.1 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomas Point Shoal Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Misery | NNW 333° | 43 m | 12.4 mi |
| Eagle Hill | NNW 349° | 43 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:06 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Annapolis US Naval Academy ASO, 7 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Thomas Point Shoal Light, MD, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 75000864OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Thomas Point Shoals Light Station, reference 75000864, listed 02/20/75.
OpenStreetMap element way/444342990
Day trips start here
- Kent Island · 7 mi
- Severna Park · 14 mi
- St. Michaels · 14 mi
- Chesapeake Beach · 15 mi
- Bowie · 17 mi
- Upper Marlboro · 18 mi
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