# Reedy Island > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Reedy_Island > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Reedy_Island.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reedy_Island > Source revision: 1342316346 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Island in New Castle County, Delaware, United States Reedy Island Reedy Island as it appeared while in use as a quarantine facility Reedy Island Geography Location Delaware River Coordinates 39°30′55″N 75°33′47″W / 39.51528°N 75.56306°W / 39.51528; -75.56306 Administration United States State Delaware County New Castle County **Reedy Island** is a small island in the middle of the channel of the Delaware River near its mouth on the [Delaware Bay](/source/Delaware_Bay) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Delaware](/source/Delaware). It is about one mile (1.6 km) east of [Port Penn, Delaware](/source/Port_Penn%2C_Delaware) and five miles (8 km) southwest of [Salem, New Jersey](/source/Salem%2C_New_Jersey). The island was the location of [Reedy Island Range Front Light](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reedy_Island_Range_Front_Light&action=edit&redlink=1) and the Reedy Island [Quarantine Station](/source/Quarantine#US_quarantine_facilities). The [Reedy Island Range Rear Light](/source/Reedy_Island_Range_Rear_Light), in nearby Taylors Bridge, is a historic [lighthouse](/source/Lighthouse) first established in 1910. The light is operated by the [United States Coast Guard](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard). The nearby keeper's house was destroyed in 2002. ## See also - [Pea Patch Island](/source/Pea_Patch_Island) ## External links - [National Park Service: Reedy Island Range Rear Light](http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/reedy.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120728071521/http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/reedy.htm) 2012-07-28 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [LighthouseFriends.com: Reedy Island Range Rear Light](http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=457) - [Port Penn Area Historical Society: Reedy Island](https://www.portpenn.org/articles/reedy%20island/reedy%20island.htm) v t e Delaware River and Delaware Bay Geography Crossings Municipalities Tributaries Regions Delaware Delaware Valley Delaware River Region Lenapehoking Minisink Skylands Region Parks Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Cape Henlopen State Park Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Delaware Canal State Park Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Fort Delaware State Park Fort Delaware Fort DuPont Fort Mott Fox Point State Park Glen Foerd Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River Neshaminy State Park Penn Treaty Park Pennsbury Manor Pennypack Park Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Spruce Street Harbor Park Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Washington's Crossing Washington Crossing Historic Park Washington Crossing State Park Zane Grey Museum Canals Cape May Canal Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Delaware Canal Delaware and Hudson Canal Delaware and Raritan Canal Intracoastal Waterway Lehigh Canal Leiper Canal Lewes and Rehoboth Canal Morris Canal Islands Artificial Island Bulls Island Burlington Island Carpenter's Island Hendrick Island Little Tinicum Island Petty Island Pea Patch Island Reedy Island Shawnee Island Treasure Island Landmarks Camden Waterfront Cape Henlopen Cape May Delaware Water Gap Finns Point Foul Rift Hawk's Nest Penn's Landing Port of Camden Port of Paulsboro Port of Philadelphia Port of Salem Port of Wilmington SS United States Tri-States Monument Road and rail Belvidere and Delaware River Railway Christopher Columbus Boulevard Delaware River Scenic Byway New York State Route 97 Old Mine Road Pennsylvania Route 32 River Line History and culture 2006 Mid-Atlantic United States flood Baseball rubbing mud Battle of Delaware Bay Delaware Colony Delaware languages Delaware River Drive Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works Durham boat Harbor Defenses of the Delaware Hurricane Diane Lenape New Jersey v. 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