Assateague Light

{{short description|Lighthouse in Virginia, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox lighthouse

| image = Assateague Light VA1.jpg

| caption = Assateague Lighthouse, September 2017

| location = south of Chincoteague, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|37.91118|N|75.356|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| yearlit = 1867

| automated = 1933

| yeardeactivated = N/A

| foundation = Stone & Concrete

| construction = Red Brick

| shape = Conical

| height = {{convert|142|ft}}

| lens = first-order Fresnel Len

| range = {{convert|19|mi|nmi km}}

| characteristic = Double-flash every five seconds

| module = {{Infobox NRHP

| name = Assateague Lighthouse

| embed = yes

| nrhp_type =

| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register

| designated_other1_date = December 16, 1980{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|accessdate=2013-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|archive-date=2013-09-21|url-status=dead}}

| designated_other1_number = 160-0020

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image =

| caption =

| nearest_city = Chincoteague, Virginia

| builder = Barbier & Fenestre

| added = June 4, 1973

| area = {{convert|9.9|acre}}

| refnum = 73001989{{NRISref|version=2013a}}

}}

}}

Assateague Light is the {{convert|142|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, United States.

The lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel. It is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and is still used as an active aid in navigation. The keeper's quarters are used as seasonal housing for refuge temporary employees, volunteers, and interns. Constructed in 1867 to replace a shorter lighthouse {{convert|45|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} built in 1833, the lighthouse is conical in shape and is painted in alternating bands of red and white.

A $1.5 million renovation was completed in October 2013. This included replacement of the lower gallery deck, removal & replacement of glass, restoration of the widow's walk & painting of the exterior.[http://www.chincoteague.com/articles/lighthouse-restoration.html "Assateague Lighthouse Restoration"], Chincoteague Island Website, Retrieved 2014-07-1