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Chesapeake Bay entrance · Cape Henry
Hampton Roads
The mouth of the Chesapeake, where Cape Henry spells out the letter U in Morse code.
Cape Henry Light signals two short flashes and a long one, the letter U in Morse code, every twenty seconds. Behind it the Thimble Shoal channel runs into Hampton Roads past Old Point Comfort, one of the busiest and most densely lit stretches of water on the East Coast.
Signature lightCape Henry LightMo (U) W R 20s 164ft 17MA white or red light spelling the letter U in Morse code (short-short-long) every 20 seconds (the color depends on which direction you see it from)
- Frame
- 20 × 16 in
- Print scale
- 1 : 59,100
- Navigation aids
- 366
- Lights
- 128
128 lights glow on the finished chart, each through a pinhole fed by its own LED. The other 238 markers, such as daybeacons and unlit buoys, are printed on the chart.
8 light rhythms on this chart
- Flashing
- Group flashing
- Quick
- Occulting
- Isophase
- Morse code
- Alternating
- Fixed
Lights on this chart
- Cape Henry LightA white or red light spelling the letter U in Morse code (short-short-long) every 20 seconds (the color depends on which direction you see it from)Mo (U) W R 20s 164ft 17M
- Old Point Comfort LightTwo white or red flashes in a row, repeating every 12 seconds (the color depends on which direction you see it from)Fl (2) W R 12s 54ft 16M
- Little Creek Harbor Jetty Light 4Quick red flashes, about 60 a minuteQ R 25ft 6M
- Little Creek Harbor Jetty Light 3Quick green flashes, about 60 a minuteQ G 25ft 5M
- Lynnhaven Inlet Light 1LQuick green flashes, about 60 a minuteQ G 15ft 5M
- Lynnhaven Inlet Light 2One red flash every 2.5 secondsFl R 2.5s 15ft 5M
Opens in the designer, ready to adjust the area, frame and title. Starting at $299, based on frame size, LED configuration and custom programming. Data current to November 5, 2026.