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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Massachusetts as identified by the United States Coast Guard. Enumeration of the lighthouses in this state is complicated by the number of multiple tower stations and replacement of older towers, with the Brant Point Light station having had nine towers, two of which survive.[1] At present there are forty-seven active towers, of which eleven are privately maintained; thirteen are standing but inactive, seven have been replaced with skeleton towers, thirteen have been destroyed or removed, and one tower has been moved to another state. The oldest station, Boston Light, established in 1716, was the first lighthouse built in the colonies, and the current tower at that station, built in 1783, is the oldest survivor in the state and the second oldest in the nation, and was the last lighthouse automated in the United States.[2] The last station established was at the Buzzards Bay Entrance Light in 1961 (since replaced by an automated light on a steel tripod), but in 1986 the 1818 Great Point Light was rebuilt and relit, making it the last tower constructed in the state. The tallest towers in the state are the two Cape Ann Light towers, but the highest focal plane is at the Hospital Point Range Rear Light, which is located in the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Beverly.[2]

A number of inactivated Massachusetts lights have met with unusual fates. The Three Sisters of Nauset were sold off to separate private buyers before being purchased by the National Park Service and moved back near their original site. Range lights in Nantucket and Hyannis were incorporated into private dwellings, the former housing the Gilbreth family of Cheaper by the Dozen fame. The Point Gammon Light was converted into an observation tower for birdwatching.

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[3] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[4] Lighthouses in the "Former" section only include structures that no longer exist.

Existing lighthouses

Traditional

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Status Current Lens Focal Height
Annisquam Harbor Light Gloucester
(Cape Ann) 		42°39′43″N 70°40′53″W / 42.6619°N 70.6815°W / 42.6619; -70.6815 (Annisquam Harbor Light) 1898 1974 Active 190mm 045 45 ft (14 m)
Bakers Island Light Salem 42°32′11″N 70°47′09″W / 42.5364°N 70.7859°W / 42.5364; -70.7859 (Bakers Island Light) 1821 1972 Active 190mm 111 111 ft (34 m)
Bird Island Light Marion
(Buzzards Bay) 		41°40′10″N 70°43′03″W / 41.6694°N 70.7174°W / 41.6694; -70.7174 (Bird Island Light) 1819 1997
(Relit) 		Active
(Inactive: 1933-1997) 		ML-300[5] 047 47 ft (14 m)[6]
Borden Flats Light Fall River
(Taunton River) 		41°42′16″N 71°10′28″W / 41.7044°N 71.1744°W / 41.7044; -71.1744 (Borden Flats Light) 1881 1963 Active 250mm 047 47 ft (14 m)
Boston Light Boston
(Little Brewster Island) 		42°19′41″N 70°53′24″W / 42.3280°N 70.8901°W / 42.3280; -70.8901 (Boston Light) 1783 1998 Active Second-order Fresnel 102 102 ft (31 m)
Brant Point Light (old) Nantucket 41°17′23″N 70°05′33″W / 41.2898°N 70.0924°W / 41.2898; -70.0924 (Old Brant Point Light)[7] 1856 Never Inactive
(Since 1900) 		None 046 46 ft (14 m)[8]
Brant Point Light (new) Nantucket 41°17′24″N 70°05′25″W / 41.2900°N 70.0903°W / 41.2900; -70.0903 (Brant Point Light) 1901 1965 Active Fifth-order Fresnel 026 26 ft (7.9 m)
Butler Flats Light New Bedford
(Acushnet River) 		41°36′11″N 70°53′38″W / 41.603°N 70.894°W / 41.603; -70.894 (Butler Flats Light) 1898 1978 Active Fifth-order Fresnel 025 25 ft (7.6 m)
Cape Ann Light Station
(aka: Thacher Island Lights) 		Rockport
(Thacher Island) 		42°38′12″N 70°34′30″W / 42.6368°N 70.5749°W / 42.6368; -70.5749 (Cape Ann Light (south)) 1861 1979
(South Tower)
1989
(North Tower) 		Active[a] VRB-25 166 166 ft (51 m)
Cape Poge Light Edgartown
(Chappaquiddick Island) 		41°25′10″N 70°27′08″W / 41.4194°N 70.4523°W / 41.4194; -70.4523 (Cape Poge Light) 1893[b] 1943 Active 300mm 065 65 ft (20 m)
Chatham Light Chatham 41°40′17″N 69°57′01″W / 41.6713°N 69.9502°W / 41.6713; -69.9502 (Chatham Light) 1877 1982 Active DCB-224 080 80 ft (24 m)
Clarks Point Light New Bedford 41°35′36″N 70°54′05″W / 41.5932°N 70.9014°W / 41.5932; -70.9014 (Clarks Point Light) 1869 2001
(Relit) 		Active
(Inactive: 1898-2001) 		250mm 068 68 ft (21 m)[4]
Cleveland East Ledge Light Falmouth 41°37′52″N 70°41′39″W / 41.6310°N 70.6942°W / 41.6310; -70.6942 (Cleveland East Ledge Light) 1943 1978 Active 190mm 074 74 ft (23 m)
Derby Wharf Light Salem 42°30′59″N 70°53′01″W / 42.5165°N 70.8835°W / 42.5165; -70.8835 (Derby Wharf Light) 1871 1917[9] Active
(Inactive: 1977-1983) 		Optic 025 25 ft (7.6 m)
Duxbury Pier Light Duxbury
(Plymouth Harbor) 		41°59′15″N 70°38′55″W / 41.9874°N 70.6485°W / 41.9874; -70.6485 (Duxbury Pier Light) 1871 1961 Active Fourth-order Fresnel 035 35 ft (11 m)
East Chop Light Oak Bluffs 41°28′13″N 70°34′03″W / 41.4703°N 70.5675°W / 41.4703; -70.5675 (East Chop Light) 1878[b] 1933 Active 300mm 079 79 ft (24 m)
Eastern Point Light Gloucester
(Cape Ann) 		42°34′49″N 70°39′52″W / 42.5802°N 70.6644°W / 42.5802; -70.6644 (Eastern Point Light) 1890[b] 1985 Active DCB-24 057 57 ft (17 m)
Edgartown Harbor Light Edgartown 41°23′27″N 70°30′11″W / 41.3909°N 70.5031°W / 41.3909; -70.5031 (Edgartown Harbor Light) 1881[c] 1939 Active 250mm 045 45 ft (14 m)
Fort Pickering Light Salem
(Winter Island) 		42°31′35″N 70°51′59″W / 42.5264°N 70.8664°W / 42.5264; -70.8664 (Fort Pickering Light) 1871 1983 Active
(Inactive: 1969-1983) 		Un­known 028 28 ft (8.5 m)
Gay Head Light Aquinnah 41°20′54″N 70°50′06″W / 41.3484°N 70.8350°W / 41.3484; -70.8350 (Gay Head Light) 1856[b] 1956 Active DCB-224 170 170 ft (52 m)
Great Point Light Nantucket 41°23′25″N 70°02′54″W / 41.3902°N 70.0483°W / 41.3902; -70.0483 (Great Point Light) 1986
(Rebuilt) 		Always Active VRB-25 071 71 ft (22 m)
Highland Light Truro
(North Truro) 		41°23′27″N 70°30′11″W / 41.3909°N 70.5031°W / 41.3909; -70.5031 (Highland Light) 1857[10] 1987[10] Active LED 170 170 ft (52 m)
Hospital Point Range Front Light Beverly 42°32′47″N 70°51′22″W / 42.5465°N 70.8560°W / 42.5465; -70.8560 (Hospital Point Range Front Light) 1872 1947 Active Third-order Fresnel 070 70 ft (21 m)
Hospital Point Range Rear Light Beverly 42°32′54″N 70°52′43″W / 42.5483°N 70.8785°W / 42.5483; -70.8785 (Hospital Point Range Rear Light) 1927 Un­known Active Un­known 183 183 ft (56 m)
Ipswich Rear Range Light Ipswich 42°41′07″N 70°45′58″W / 42.6853°N 70.7662°W / 42.6853; -70.7662 (Ipswich Range Rear Light) 1881[b] Never Removed
(Tower Moved) 		None 042 42 ft (13 m)[11]
Long Island Head Light Boston
(Long Island) 		42°19′49″N 70°57′28″W / 42.3302°N 70.9577°W / 42.3302; -70.9577 (Long Island Head Light) 1901[12] 1929[12] Active
(Inactive: 1982-1985)[12] 		Acrylic 120 120 ft (37 m)
Long Point Light Provincetown
(Long Point) 		42°01′59″N 70°10′07″W / 42.0331°N 70.1687°W / 42.0331; -70.1687 (Long Point Light) 1875 1952 Active 300mm 036 36 ft (11 m)
Marblehead Light Marblehead 42°30′19″N 70°50′01″W / 42.5054°N 70.8337°W / 42.5054; -70.8337 (Marblehead Light)[13] 1895 1960 Active 300mm 130 130 ft (40 m)[13]
Mayo Beach Light Wellfleet
(Mayo Beach) 		41°55′51″N 70°02′03″W / 41.9307°N 70.0343°W / 41.9307; -70.0343 (Mayo Beach Light)[14] 1881[b] Never Removed
(Tower moved) 		None Unknown
Minot's Ledge Light Cohasset 42°01′59″N 70°10′07″W / 42.0331°N 70.1687°W / 42.0331; -70.1687 (Minot's Ledge Light) 1860[b] 1947 Active 300mm 085 85 ft (26 m)
Monomoy Point Light Chatham
(Monomoy Island) 		41°33′32″N 69°59′38″W / 41.559°N 69.994°W / 41.559; -69.994 (Monomoy Point Light)[15] 1849[b] Never Inactive
(Since 1923) 		None 047 47 ft (14 m)[15]
Nantucket Cliff Range Lights Nantucket 41°17′38″N 70°06′25″W / 41.294°N 70.107°W / 41.294; -70.107 ([Nantucket Cliff Range Lights)[16] 1889[16][b] Never Inactive
(Since 1912) 		None Unknown
Nantucket Harbor Range Lights Nantucket
(Brant Point) 		41°17′23″N 70°05′32″W / 41.2898°N 70.0923°W / 41.2898; -70.0923 (Nantucket Harbor Range Front Light)
(Front Light)
41°17′21″N 70°05′31″W / 41.2893°N 70.0919°W / 41.2893; -70.0919 (Nantucket Harbor Range Rear Light)
(Rear Light) 		1908 Un­known Active Un­known 035 35 ft (11 m)
(Front Light)
51 ft (16 m)
(Rear Light)
Nauset Beach Light Eastham
(Nauset Beach) 		41°51′36″N 69°57′11″W / 41.860°N 69.953°W / 41.860; -69.953 (Nauset Beach Light) 1923[d] 1955 Active DCB-224 120 120 ft (37 m)
Ned Point Light Mattapoisett 41°39′03″N 70°47′44″W / 41.6509°N 70.7956°W / 41.6509; -70.7956 (Ned Point Light) 1838 1923 Active
(Inactive: 1951-1963) 		250mm 041 41 ft (12 m)
Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light Newburyport 42°48′41″N 70°51′53″W / 42.8115°N 70.8648°W / 42.8115; -70.8648 (Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light)[17] 1873 1952 Inactive
(Since 1961) 		None 037 37 ft (11 m)[18]
Newburyport Harbor Light Newburyport 42°48′55″N 70°49′08″W / 42.8152°N 70.8189°W / 42.8152; -70.8189 (Newburyport Harbor Light) 1898[b] 1951 Active Fourth-order Fresnel 050 50 ft (15 m)
Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Light Newburyport 42°48′42″N 70°51′58″W / 42.8116°N 70.8662°W / 42.8116; -70.8662 (Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Light)[19] 1873 Un­known Inactive
(Since 1961) 		None 058 58 ft (18 m)[18]
Nobska Light Woods Hole 41°30′57″N 70°39′18″W / 41.5158°N 70.6551°W / 41.5158; -70.6551 (Nobska Light) 1876[b] 1985 Active Fourth-order Fresnel 087 87 ft (27 m)
Old Scituate Light Scituate
(Scituate Harbor) 		42°12′17″N 70°42′57″W / 42.2048°N 70.7158°W / 42.2048; -70.7158 (Scituate Light) 1811 1994
(Relit) 		Active
(Inactive: 1860-1994) 		Replica lantern 070 70 ft (21 m)[20]
Palmer Island Light New Bedford 41°37′37″N 70°54′33″W / 41.6270°N 70.9091°W / 41.6270; -70.9091 (Palmer Island Light) 1849 1941 Active
(Inactive: 1962-1998[21]) 		Fifth-order Fresnel 034 34 ft (10 m)[21]
Plymouth Light Plymouth 42°00′13″N 70°36′02″W / 42.0037°N 70.6006°W / 42.0037; -70.6006 (Plymouth Light) 1843[b] 1986 Active 100mm 102 102 ft (31 m)
Point Gammon Light Hyannis 41°36′35″N 70°15′58″W / 41.6097°N 70.2662°W / 41.6097; -70.2662 (Point Gammon Light)[22] 1816[23] Never Inactive[e]
(Since 1858) 		None 070 70 ft (21 m)[23]
Race Point Light Provincetown 42°03′44″N 70°14′35″W / 42.0623°N 70.2430°W / 42.0623; -70.2430 (Race Point Light) 1876 1972 Active VRB-25 041 41 ft (12 m)
Sandy Neck Light Barnstable 41°43′23″N 70°16′52″W / 41.723°N 70.281°W / 41.723; -70.281 (Sandy Neck Light) 1857[b] 2007
(Relit) 		Active
(Inactive: 1931-2007)[24] 		LED[5] Un­known
Sankaty Head Light Nantucket
(Siasconset) 		41°17′04″N 69°57′58″W / 41.2844°N 69.9661°W / 41.2844; -69.9661 (Sankaty Head Light) 1850 1965 Active DCB-224 158 158 ft (48 m)
Stage Harbor Light Chatham 41°39′31″N 69°59′01″W / 41.6587°N 69.9837°W / 41.6587; -69.9837 (Stage Harbor Light)[25] 1880 Never Inactive
(Since 1933) 		None Unknown
Straitsmouth Island Light Rockport 42°39′44″N 70°35′17″W / 42.6623°N 70.5881°W / 42.6623; -70.5881 (Straitsmouth Island Light) 1896[b] 1967 Active 250mm 046 46 ft (14 m)
Tarpaulin Cove Light Gosnold
(Naushon Island) 		41°28′08″N 70°45′27″W / 41.4688°N 70.7575°W / 41.4688; -70.7575 (Tarpaulin Cove Light) 1891[b] 1941 Active 300mm 078 78 ft (24 m)
Ten Pound Island Light Gloucester 42°36′07″N 70°39′56″W / 42.6019°N 70.6656°W / 42.6019; -70.6656 (Ten Pound Island Light) 1881 1934 Active
(Inactive: 1956-1989) 		250mm 057 57 ft (17 m)
The Graves Light Boston
(The Graves) 		42°21′54″N 70°52′09″W / 42.3649°N 70.8691°W / 42.3649; -70.8691 (The Graves Light) 1905 1976 Active VRB-25 098 98 ft (30 m)
Three Sisters of Nauset Eastham 41°51′32″N 69°57′26″W / 41.859°N 69.9571°W / 41.859; -69.9571 (The Three Sisters of Nauset)[26] 1892[b] Never Inactive
(Since 1923) 		None Unknown
West Chop Light Tisbury 41°28′51″N 70°35′59″W / 41.4808°N 70.5998°W / 41.4808; -70.5998 (West Chop Light) 1891[b] 1976 Active Fourth-order Fresnel[5] 084 84 ft (26 m)
West Dennis Light West Dennis 41°39′07″N 70°10′12″W / 41.652°N 70.170°W / 41.652; -70.170 (West Dennis Light) 1855 1989
(Relit) 		Active
(Inactive: 1914-1989) 		300mm 044 44 ft (13 m)
Wing's Neck Light Pocasset 41°40′49″N 70°39′40″W / 41.6802°N 70.6612°W / 41.6802; -70.6612 (Wing's Neck Light) 1889[b] Never Inactive
(Since 1945) 		None Unknown
Wood End Light Provincetown
(Long Point) 		42°01′17″N 70°11′37″W / 42.0213°N 70.1935°W / 42.0213; -70.1935 (Wood End Light) 1872[b] 1960 Active VRB-25 045 45 ft (14 m)


Modern

The United States Coast Guard lists these as active lighthouses.

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Status Current Lens Focal Height
Buzzards Bay Entrance Light — Buzzards Bay 41°23′49″N 71°02′05″W / 41.3970°N 71.0347°W / 41.3970; -71.0347 (Buzzards Bay Entrance Light) 1997 Active Un­known 067 67 ft (20 m)
Ipswich Light — Ipswich 42°41′07″N 70°45′58″W / 42.6853°N 70.7662°W / 42.6853; -70.7662 (Ipswich Range Rear Light) 1939 Active Un­known 042 42 ft (13 m)[11]

Former lighthouses

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Light Focal Height
Annisquam Harbor Light Gloucester
(Cape Ann) 		42°39′43″N 70°40′53″W / 42.6619°N 70.6815°W / 42.6619; -70.6815 (Annisquam Harbor Light) 1851 Never 1897
(Razed) 		Fifth-order Fresnel lens 040 40 ft (12 m)
Bakers Island Light Salem 42°32′11″N 70°47′09″W / 42.5364°N 70.7859°W / 42.5364; -70.7859 (Bakers Island Light) 1815 Never 1926
(Razed) 		Fourth-order Fresnel lens Un­known
Billingsgate Island Light Wellfleet
(Billingsgate Island) 		41°52′16″N 70°04′05″W / 41.871°N 70.068°W / 41.871; -70.068 (Billingsgate Island Light)[27] 1858 Never 1915
(Destroyed) 		Fourth-order Fresnel lens 040 40 ft (12 m)
Bishop and Clerks Light Hyannis 41°34′27″N 70°15′00″W / 41.5743°N 70.2501°W / 41.5743; -70.2501 (Bishop and Clerks Light) 1858 1923 1928
(Demolished in 1952) 		Fourth-order Fresnel lens 059 59 ft (18 m)[4]
Boston Light Boston
(Little Brewster Island) 		42°19′41″N 70°53′24″W / 42.3280°N 70.8901°W / 42.3280; -70.8901 (Boston Light) 1716 Never 1776
(Destroyed) 		Tallow candles 075 75 ft (23 m)
Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights Boston
(Spectacle Island) 		42°19′40″N 70°59′03″W / 42.3278°N 70.9842°W / 42.3278; -70.9842 (Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Front Light)[28]
(Front Light)
42°19′39″N 70°59′07″W / 42.3275°N 70.9853°W / 42.3275; -70.9853 (Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Rear Light)[28]
(Rear Light) 		1903[29] Never 1950[29]
(Removed) 		Fourth-order Fresnel lens 053 53 ft (16 m)[29]
(Front)
70 ft (21 m)[29]
(Rear)
Buzzards Bay Entrance Light Buzzards Bay 41°23′49″N 71°02′05″W / 41.3970°N 71.0347°W / 41.3970; -71.0347 (Buzzards Bay Entrance Light) 1961 1980 1997
(Dismantled) 		Un­known 101 101 ft (31 m)[30]
Clarks Point Light New Bedford 41°35′36″N 70°54′05″W / 41.5932°N 70.9014°W / 41.5932; -70.9014 (Clarks Point Light) 1818 Never 1906
(Demolished) 		Un­known 068 68 ft (21 m)[4]
Cuttyhunk Light Gosnold
(Cuttyhunk Island) 		41°24′50″N 70°57′00″W / 41.414°N 70.950°W / 41.414; -70.950 (Cuttyhunk Light) 1891 Never 1947
(Demolished) 		Fifth-order Fresnel lens 063 63 ft (19 m)
Deer Island Light Boston
(Deer Island) 		42°20′24″N 70°57′16″W / 42.3399°N 70.9545°W / 42.3399; -70.9545 (Deer Island Light) 1890 1960 1982
(Destroyed in 1984) 		Un­known 053 53 ft (16 m)[31]
Dumpling Rocks Light Buzzards Bay 41°32′17″N 70°55′16″W / 41.538°N 70.921°W / 41.538; -70.921 (Dumpling Rocks Light) 1829[f] Never 1938
(Destroyed) 		Fifth-order Fresnel lens Un­known
Egg Rock Light Egg Rock
(Near Nahant) 		42°25′59″N 70°53′53″W / 42.433°N 70.898°W / 42.433; -70.898 (Egg Rock Light)[32] 1856[g] 1918[33] 1922
(Destroyed in 1927) 		Fifth-order Fresnel lens 090 90 ft (27 m)[32]
Falmouth Inner Light Falmouth 41°32′32″N 70°36′30″W / 41.5421°N 70.6083°W / 41.5421; -70.6083 (Falmouth Inner Light) Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known 025 25 ft (7.6 m)
Fairhaven Bridge Light Fairhaven 41°38′21″N 70°55′03″W / 41.6392°N 70.9175°W / 41.6392; -70.9175 (Fairhaven Bridge Light) 1888 Never 1891
(Razed) 		Un­known Un­known
Great Point Light Nantucket 41°23′25″N 70°02′54″W / 41.3902°N 70.0483°W / 41.3902; -70.0483 (Great Point Light) 1817 1955 1984
(Destroyed) 		Third-order Fresnel lens 071 71 ft (22 m)
Hyannis Front Range Light Hyannis 41°38′02″N 70°17′20″W / 41.634°N 70.289°W / 41.634; -70.289 (Hyannis Rear Range Light) 1885 Never 1929
(Removed) 		Fifth-order Fresnel lens 020 20 ft (6.1 m)[34]
Hyannis Rear Range Light Hyannis 41°38′10″N 70°17′19″W / 41.636°N 70.2885°W / 41.636; -70.2885 (Hyannis Rear Range Light)[35] 1849 Never 1929
(Removed) 		Fifth-order Fresnel lens 043 43 ft (13 m)[34]
Ipswich Front Range Light Ipswich 42°41′10″N 70°45′54″W / 42.686°N 70.765°W / 42.686; -70.765 (Ipswich Range Front Light)[11] 1867 Never 1932 Un­known 025 25 ft (7.6 m)[11]
Long Island Head Light Boston
(Long Island) 		42°19′49″N 70°57′28″W / 42.3302°N 70.9577°W / 42.3302; -70.9577 (Long Island Head Light) 1844[12] Never 1881[12]
(Replaced) 		Fourth-order Fresnel lens 120 120 ft (37 m)
Long Point Light Provincetown
(Long Point) 		42°01′59″N 70°10′07″W / 42.0331°N 70.1687°W / 42.0331; -70.1687 (Long Point Light) 1827 Never 1873
(Replaced) 		Sixth-order Fresnel lens 036 36 ft (11 m)
Lovells Island Range Lights Boston
(Lovells Island) 		42°19′58″N 70°55′49″W / 42.3328°N 70.9303°W / 42.3328; -70.9303 (Lovells Island Range Front Light)[4]
(Front Light)
42°19′55″N 70°55′52″W / 42.3319°N 70.9311°W / 42.3319; -70.9311 (Lovells Island Range Rear Light)[4]
(Rear Light) 		1903 Never 1939
(Removed) 		None 031 31 ft (9.4 m)[36]
(Front Light)
40 ft (12 m)[36]
(Rear Light)
Marblehead Light Marblehead 42°30′19″N 70°50′01″W / 42.5054°N 70.8337°W / 42.5054; -70.8337 (Marblehead Light)[13] 1835 Never 1895
(Replaced) 		Sixth-order Fresnel lens 130 130 ft (40 m)[13]
Nantucket Beacon Nantucket 41°16′23″N 70°04′23″W / 41.273°N 70.073°W / 41.273; -70.073 ([Nantucket Beacon)[8] 1807 c.1807[h] Never Un­known Lanterns 024 24 ft (7.3 m)[8]
Race Point Light Provincetown 42°03′44″N 70°14′35″W / 42.0623°N 70.2430°W / 42.0623; -70.2430 (Race Point Light) 1816 Never 1876
(Replaced) 		Fourth-order Fresnel lens 025 25 ft (7.6 m)
Spectacle Island Range Lights Boston
(Spectacle Island) 		42°19′41″N 70°59′07″W / 42.3281°N 70.9853°W / 42.3281; -70.9853 (Spectacle Island Range Front Light)[28]
(Front Light)
42°19′39″N 70°59′04″W / 42.3275°N 70.9844°W / 42.3275; -70.9844 (Spectacle Island Range Rear Light)[28]
(Rear Light) 		1897 Never 1913 None 029 29 ft (8.8 m)[28]
(Front Light)
54 ft (16 m)[28]
(Rear Light)
Ten Pound Island Light Gloucester 42°36′07″N 70°39′56″W / 42.6019°N 70.6656°W / 42.6019; -70.6656 (Ten Pound Island Light) 1821 Never 1881
(Replaced) 		057 57 ft (17 m)
Twin Lights Chatham 41°40′17″N 69°57′01″W / 41.6713°N 69.9502°W / 41.6713; -69.9502 (Chatham Light) 1841 Never 1877
(Razed) 		Fourth-order Fresnel lens 040 40 ft (12 m)


See also

Notes

  1. ^ The "North Tower" was inactive from 1932 to 1989 when it was automated and relit.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s One or more towers predate the currently listed structure. At this time, there is not enough available information to make an entry under the "Former lighthouses" section for them.
  3. ^ At least 5 different towers have been constructed since the first structure in 1828. The current lighthouse was originally the Ipswich Rear Range Light before it was moved in 1939.
  4. ^ The current tower dates to 1877 when it was built for use in Chatham.
  5. ^ Point Gammon Light was converted into a bird watching observation tower in the late 19th century.
  6. ^ The last "traditional" stone lighthouse was built in 1889.
  7. ^ The last "traditional" stone lighthouse was built in 1898.
  8. ^ The United States Coast Guard claims Nantucket Beacon was established in 1794. This is disputed by a congressional claim which dates to 1820.

References

  1. ^ "Brant Point, MA". Lighthouse Friends.
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