Cherry Island Range Rear Light, Wilmington

Name: Cherry Island Range Rear Light
Address: Wilmington, United States

#104 among attractions in Wilmington

Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

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Cherry Island Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, just north of the Christina River, Delaware. It is 1,456 yards behind Cherry Island Range Front Light. The present light is a skeletal tower supporting a red light. ()

Coordinates: 39°45'44"N, 75°29'23"W

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Village at Fox PointWilmington United States

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Cherry Island Range Rear Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: F. W. Woolworth Building, Rockwood, Grand Opera House, Henry Townsend Building.

3.4 miW
Shopping, Department store, Art Deco architecture
F. W. Woolworth Building, Wilmington
86 min walk • The F. W. Woolworth Company Building is a historic department store building located in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.
1.8 miNW
Museum, Gothic Revival architecture, History museum
Rockwood, Wilmington
46 min walk • Rockwood is an English-style country estate and museum located in Wilmington, Delaware. Built between 1851 and 1854 by banker Joseph Shipley, Rockwood is an excellent example of Rural Gothic Revival Architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
3.4 miSW
Opera, Theater, Architecture
Grand Opera House, Wilmington
86 min walk • The Grand Opera House, also known as The Grand or Masonic Hall and Grand Theater, is a 1,208-seat theater for the performing arts in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The four-story building was built in 1871 by the Delaware Grand Lodge of Masons to serve as a Masonic Temple and auditorium. The construction cost was $100,000.
3.5 miSW
Shopping, Department store, Beaux-Arts architecture
Henry Townsend Building, Wilmington
89 min walk • Henry Townsend Building is a historic commercial/residential building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1913–1914, and is a four-story, five bay commercial apartment building with a rectangular plan built of wall bearing brick construction.
1 miN
Church, Queen Anne architecture
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage, Wilmington
27 min walk • Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1838, and is a one-story, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof.
3.6 miW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Entertainment
Delaware Children's Theatre, Wilmington
92 min walk • The Delaware Children's Theatre is a community theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The theatre company occupies the historic New Century Club building.
4.1 miSW
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington
105 min walk • The Delaware Contemporary is Delaware's only contemporary art museum. Founded in 1979 as the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts it rebranded to its current name in 2015.
2.1 miW
Cemetery
Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington
53 min walk • Riverview Cemetery is a historic cemetery on North Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware. The cemetery consists of two sections, on either side of North Market Street.
1.2 miN
Natural attraction, Protected area
Bellevue State Park
32 min walk • Bellevue State Park is a 328-acre Delaware state park in the suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park is named for Bellevue Hall, the former mansion of William du Pont Jr. Many of the facilities at the park were built by du Pont.
3 miSW
Ship
Kalmar Nyckel, Wilmington
78 min walk • Kalmar Nyckel was a Swedish ship built by the Dutch famed for carrying Swedish settlers to North America in 1638, to establish the colony of New Sweden. The name Kalmar Nyckel comes from the Swedish city of Kalmar and nyckel meaning key in Swedish.
3.1 miW
Memorial
African-American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial, Wilmington
79 min walk • The African-American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial is a monument dedicated to African-American recipients of the Medal of Honor since 1861.