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The Baltimore Harbor Light, officially Baltimore Light and historically Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse is a privately owned caisson lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland

Location: Entrance to the Magothy River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
Coordinates: 39.05919°N 76.399°W
Foundation: Pneumatic caisson sunk into seabed
Construction: Brick
Tower shape: Octagonal
Markings: White with brown base
First lit: 1908
Automated: 1964
Focal height: 52 ft (16 m)
Lens: Fifth order Fresnel lens
Range: White 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) Red 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic: Flashing white 2.5 sec, with one red sector
Fog signal: None

I saw this light on August 2 2021.

This light is best viewed from the water, but can be seen from Gibson Island or Beacon Hill

The lighthouse is owned by BHL, LLC. Tower closed.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2 2002

Access: Best access is by boat I used Watermark tours.