USA - Fort Monroe Lighthouse

Old Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse located on the grounds of Fort Monroe in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the second oldest light in the bay and the oldest still in use. The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard; The keeper's house is owned and maintained by the U.S. Army and is residence for Fort Monroe's Command Sergeant Major. The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Year first constructed	1803
Year first lit	1804
Automated	1972
Construction	sandstone masonry
Tower shape	Octagonal tower
Height	58 feet (18 m)
Original lens	fourth order Fresnel lens
Range	11 nautical miles; 21 kilometres (13 mi)
Characteristic	12 sec double flash red