The Great Wicomico River Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the Great Wicomico River, south of the Potomac River on the western side of the Chesapeake Bay. It was first lit in 1889 and was deactivated in 1967.

Great Wicomico River Light

Undated photograph of Great Wicomico River Light (USCG)
Location	Mouth of the Great Wicomico River
Coordinates	37.8042°N 76.2675°W / 37.8042; -76.2675
Tower
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Height	42 feet (13 m)
Shape	hexagonal house
Light
First lit	1889
Deactivated	1967
Lens	fourth-order Fresnel lens
Range	6.1 nautical miles; 11 kilometres (7 mi)
Characteristic	Flashing 6 sec

References

• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
• Great Wicomico River Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
• de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 155.