Quick Stop: Reedy Island Range Rear Light – One for the Money Two for the Road

Reedy Island Range Rear Light

If you follow our posts, you’re already familiar with Quick Stops. Quick Stops are designed to give a nod to locations to which we can’t devote an entire post. The destinations are completely random and totally fun.

Where in the World is it?

The Reedy Island Range Rear Light is located on Taylors Bridge Road near Townsend, Delaware. We came across the lighthouse while traveling from New Castle to Lewes along Route 9, which is the Delaware Bayshore Scenic Byway. Along the route are several state-protected wildlife areas as well as the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

Near Cedar Swamp State Wildlife Management Area, we saw this majestic great blue heron surveying its domain from a rooftop.

And then we saw these vultures on the other side of the roof. The overcast day caused the image to look sort of creepy. Would you be nervous knowing that seven vultures were sitting on your roof on a gloomy day?

Trivia: a group of eating vultures is called a wake. When they’re just hanging out, they are called a committee. If they’re soaring together in a group, they are called a kettle. This committee is apparently awaiting their next meal.

It’s a Fact Jack…

The Reedy Island Range Rear Light was lit for the first time in 1910 utilizing its lens and incandescent oil vapor lamp. As with most lighthouses, there is a spiral staircase in the center of the tower. (This one appears that it would be very a claustrophobic climb to the top.) The light was automated in 1951. Still in operation today, the 125 foot tall Reedy Island Range Rear Light continues to help ships and boats safely navigate the Delaware River. For an interesting, detailed history of this light and its keepers, click here: Reedy Island Range Rear Light

And now you know…

If you enjoyed this quick stop, we think you will also like these:

Very Large Array and Petrified Wood Gas Station

Turkey, Texas and the Dismal River

Hovenweep and Scout’s Rest Ranch

Travel safe, travel smart, and we will see you down the road.

Mike and Kellye

As always, we strive to be as accurate with our information as possible. If we made a mistake, it was unintentional. (Hey, we’re only human!) Our suggestions are for places that we’ve heard good things about but haven’t visited personally, and our opinions are our own.

©2022

Archives Select Month September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 January 2021 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018