Liston Rear Range Light

USA / Delaware / Odessa /
 lighthouse, interesting place
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The Liston Rear Range Lighthouse is Delaware's tallest and stands three miles inland from the riverside location of its companion front range light. Vessels bound upstream pick up the piercing lights of the Liston Range, the longest navigable range in the United States, near Ship John Shoal Lighthouse, which is located roughly seventeen miles from the front light. After following the Liston Range from Delaware Bay to the mouth of the Delaware River, vessels will alternately encounter red and green range lights as they continue up the river. The Liston Range, however, must exhibit white lights due to the length of the channel it covers. The Liston Rear Range Lighthouse is also the only range light on the Delaware River to retain its powerful Fresnel lens; all others have been removed in favor of modern optics that are easier to service and maintain.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liston_Range_Rear_Light
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Coordinates:   39°31'25"N   75°38'22"W

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  • A photo of the light: http://hallpass.smugmug.com/Travel/Delaware-River/10510656_ipVEF#730459950_D6smQ-L-LB
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