York Spit (Virginia)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1878 | F R. R11. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 284 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 288 | |
| 1886 | F R. R111/4. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 331 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 348 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 438 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 526 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 540 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 623 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 671 | |
| 1915 | F R. R11. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 893 |
| 1917 | F WR. W11, R11. W107°-116°(9°), R116°-145°(29°), W145°-163°(18°), R163°-107°(304°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 925 |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 968 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1036 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1168 | |
| 1935 | Fl(3) WR 10s. W11, R11. (fl 1, ec 1) x 2, fl 1, ec 5. W107°-116°(9°), R116°-145°(29°), W145°-163°(18°), R163°-107°(304°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1431 |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1876 | |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950 | ||
| 1951-1952 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1875 | |
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2034 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2419 | |
| 1961 | Fl(3) W 15s. W11. (fl 1, ec 1) x 2, fl 1, ec 10. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2419 |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | Fl(3) W 15s. W11. (fl 1, ec 1) x 2, fl 1, ec 10. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2691 |
| 1969-1970 | ||
| 1972 | Fl W 6s. W11. fl 1. | |
| 1973-1974 | Fl W 6s. W10. | |
| 1976 | ||
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | Fl W 6s. W8. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2600 |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 12190 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 13455 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1878 | 4th | N/A | 38 | A screw-pile light-house, placed in 121/2 feet water at mean low tide; iron piles, painted brown, and the superstructure YELLOW; lantern, red. The lighthouse is hexagonal in plan, and stands on 14 piles. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 284 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 288 | ||||
| 1886 | Yellow hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles, brown; lantern, red. Stands in 121/2 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 331 | |||
| 1888 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 121/2 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 348 | |||
| 1893 | 361/2 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 121/2 feet at mean low water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 438 | ||
| 1898 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles, brown; lantern, black. In 121/2 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 526 | |||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 540 | ||||
| 1905 | White, hexagonal, screw-pile structure; piles, brown; lantern, black. In 121/2 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 623 | |||
| 1908 | White, hexagonal, screw-pile structure; brown piles; black lantern. In 121/2 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 671 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 37 | White; hexagonal; on brown piles. In 2 fathoms. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 893 | |
| 1917 | White, hexagonal; on brown piles. In 2 fathoms. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 925 | |||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 968 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1036 | ||||
| 1931 | 4 iov | White, hexagonal, on brown piles. In 12 feet. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1168 | ||
| 1935 | 4 ei | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1431 | |||
| 1943 | 4 e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1876 | |||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950 | |||||
| 1951-1952 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1875 | ||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | White hexagonal tower on brown piles. In 12 feet. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2034 | ||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2419 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2419 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1965 | White square house on brown piles. In 12 feet. | ||||
| 1966 | N/A | N/A | 37 | White daymark with red vertical stripe on brown piles. In 12 feet. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2691 |
| 1969-1970 | |||||
| 1972-1973 | NR on brown piles. In 12 feet. | ||||
| 1974 | NR on piles. In 12 feet. | ||||
| 1976 | |||||
| 1978 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | 30 | NB on pile. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2600 | ||
| 1990-1991 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 12190 | ||||
| 1992 | NR on pile. | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 13455 | ||||
| 2004 | NR on multi-pile structure. |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1878 | A bell, struck by machinery, at intervals of 10 seconds. | A fog-horn will be sounded in case of accident of the bell-machine. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 284 |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 288 | ||
| 1886 | Bell struck by machinery every 10 sec. | None | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 331 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 348 | ||
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 438 | ||
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 526 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 540 | ||
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 623 | ||
| 1908 | Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 10 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 671 | |
| 1915 | Bell; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 893 | |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 925 | ||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 968 | ||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1036 | ||
| 1931 | BELL; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1168 | |
| 1935 | DIAPHONE, air; Blast 3 sec.; silent 17 sec. | Bell, 1 stroke every 10 sec. if diaphone is disabled. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1431 |
| 1943 | DIAPHONE, air; blast 3 sec.; silent 17 sec. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1876 | |
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950 | |||
| 1951-1952 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 1875 | ||
| 1953-1955 | DIAPHONE: 1 blast ev 20s (3sbl). | Bell, 1 stroke ev 10s if diaphone is disabled. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2034 |
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2419 | ||
| 1961 | DIAPHONE: 1 blast ev 20s (2sbl). | None | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2419 |
| 1963 | |||
| 1965 | HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 20s (2sbl). | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2691 | ||
| 1969-1970 | HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1973-1974 | HORN, 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). | ||
| 1976 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). | ||
| 1978 | |||
| 1982 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). | ||
| 1987 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 2600 | |
| 1990-1992 | None | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 12190 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 13455 | ||
| 2004 |
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1870 - Present (Assumed that modern lights starting in 1860 were at the same position.) |