List of lighthouses in the United States

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File:Boston Light.jpg
Boston Light, the oldest light station and second oldest lighthouse structure in the US
File:Charleston Light 1962.jpg
Charleston Light, the last manned lighthouse built on shore in the United States

This is a list of lighthouses in the United States. The United States has had approximately a thousand lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 150 past and present lights. Lighthouses that are in former U.S. territories are not listed here.

Most of the lights in the United States have been built and maintained by the Coast Guard (since 1939) and its predecessors, the United States Lighthouse Service (1910–1939) and the United States Lighthouse Board (1852–1910). Before the Lighthouse Board was established, local collectors of customs were responsible for lighthouses under Stephen Pleasonton. As their importance to navigation has declined and as public interest in them has increased, the Coast Guard has been handing over ownership and in some cases responsibility for running them to other parties, the chief of them being the National Park Service under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000.

  • Note: Click on the state of your choice in the tables below to link you to lighthouses in that state.

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New England

File:Boon Island Lighthouse.jpg
Boon Island Light in Maine is the tallest in New England.
State Tallest[1] (H) Shortest[1] (H) Oldest[2]
(currently standing)
Maine 133Boon Island Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		020Pond Island Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1791Portland Head Light
(1791)[3]
Massachusetts 124Cape Ann Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		DisputedA 1783Boston Light
(1783)[4]
New Hampshire 058Isles of Shoals Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		048Portsmouth Harbor Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1865Isles of Shoals Light
(1859)[5]
Rhode Island 066Sakonnet Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		013Ida Lewis Rock Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1831Poplar Point Light
(1831)[6]
Connecticut 089New London Harbor Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[7] 		025Mystic Seaport Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1801New London Harbor Light
(1801)[7]
Vermont 040Windmill Point Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		013Whipple Point Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1846Juniper Island Light
(1846)[2]

New Hampshire

The state of New Hampshire only has two lighthouses, both of which are located along the Atlantic coastline.[8]

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current lens Focal height
Isles of Shoals Light File:Lighthouse on the Rock.jpg Isles of Shoals Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1859 1987 Active VLB-44 LED unit Script error: No such module "convert".
Portsmouth Harbor Light File:Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse.jpg New Castle Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1878 1960 Active Fourth order Fresnel Script error: No such module "convert".

Vermont

  • Note: All entries here show the current tower's status; more details can be found in the lighthouse articles.
Name[9] Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current lens Focal height
Burlington Breakwater North Light File:Burlington Breakwater North VT.JPG Burlington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1857
(original)
2003
(current) 		2003
(replica) 		Active Un­known 035 Script error: No such module "convert".
Burlington Breakwater South Light File:Burlington Breakwater South VT.JPG Burlington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1857
(original)
2003
(current) 		2003
(replica) 		Active Un­known 012 Script error: No such module "convert".
Colchester Reef Light File:Colchester reef light nps.jpg Shelburne Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1871 Never 1933 None 035 Script error: No such module "convert".
Isle La Motte Light File:ILMLight.jpg Isle La Motte Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1856
(original)
1881
(current) 		Un­known Un­known 300mm 025 Script error: No such module "convert".
Juniper Island Light File:Juniper island light.JPG South Burlington Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1826
(original)
1846
(current) 		Never 1954 None 025 Script error: No such module "convert".
Maxfield Point Light — Orleans Un­known 1879 Un­known Un­known None 025 Script error: No such module "convert".
Newport Wharf Light — Orleans Un­known 1879 Un­known Un­known None 025 Script error: No such module "convert".
Windmill Point Light File:Windmill Point Light VT.JPG Isle La Motte Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1830
(iriginal)
1858
(current) 		Un­known Active
(inactive: 1931–2002) 		300 mm 025 Script error: No such module "convert".
Whipple Point Light — Orleans Un­known 1879 Un­known 1906 None 025 Script error: No such module "convert".

Mid-Atlantic

File:SH Light crop.jpg
Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest still standing in the United States.
State Tallest[1] (H) Shortest[1] (H) Oldest
(currently standing)
New York 168Fire Island Lighthouse
Script error: No such module "convert".[10]B 		015Cape Vincent Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1797Montauk Point Light
(1797)[11]
New Jersey 171Absecon Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[12] 		036Ludlam's Beach Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1764Sandy Hook Light
(1764)[13]
Pennsylvania 068Presque Isle Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		030Turtle Rock Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1857Erie Harbor Light
(1857)
Delaware 120Liston Range Rear Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[14] 		035Cherry Island Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1858Fenwick Island Light
(1858)[15]
Maryland 105Craighill Channel L.R.R.
Script error: No such module "convert".[16] 		015Craighill Channel U.R.F.
Script error: No such module "convert".[17] 		1825Pooles Island Light
(1825)[18]

Midwest

File:Tawaspoint3.jpg
Michigan has more lighthouses (still standing) than any other state with over 120 listed. Including historical lighthouses, there were 150 built.[19] (Tawas Point Light is shown here.)
State Tallest[1] (H) Shortest[1] (H) Oldest
(currently standing)
Colorado 055Dillon Reservoir Lighthouse
Script error: No such module "convert". 		— 1873Dillon Reservoir Lighthouse
(circa 1963)
Illinois 113Grosse Point Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		035Waukegan Harbor Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1873Grosse Point Light
(1873)
Indiana 055Buffington Breakwater Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		030Gary Breakwater Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1858Old Michigan City Light
(1858)[20]
Michigan 124White Shoal Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		025Cheboygan Crib Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1825Fort Gratiot Light
(1825)[21]
Minnesota 070Duluth South Breakwater I.L.
Script error: No such module "convert". 		034Grand Marais Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1892Two Harbors Light
(1892)[22]C
Nebraska 100Linoma Lighthouse
Script error: No such module "convert". 		055Lake Minatare Light
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Ohio 161Northwood Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[23] 		020Port Clinton Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1821Marblehead Light
(1821)[24]
Wisconsin 111Rawley Point Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		021Baileys Harbor Front RL
Script error: No such module "convert".[25] 		1853Baileys Harbor Light
(1853)D

Colorado

The state of Colorado has only one lighthouse, the Dillon Reservoir Lighthouse, also known as the Lake Dillon Lighthouse. It is located in the Dillon Reservoir (also referred to as Lake Dillon) in Summit County, Colorado. Although the exact completion date of the 26-foot tall tower is unknown, it was constructed along with the reservoir itself, which was completed in 1963. The lake is at an elevation of 9017 ft (2748 m), making this the highest elevation lighthouse in the U.S.[26][27][28][29]

Nebraska

The state of Nebraska has at least two faux lighthouses which were first lit in 1939. There is no evidence that either were used for navigational purposes as the state has no large bodies of water that would require the need. Linoma Lighthouse is located on a privately owned recreation area which was developed around an artificial lake, while Lake Minatare Lighthouse was "built to simulate a lighthouse". Also of note is a faux lighthouse called Rock Garden Lighthouse (not listed below), located in Kearney.[30][31]

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current lens Height
Linoma Lighthouse File:Linoma Beach 2.jpg Gretna Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1939 Always Active Decorative 100 Script error: No such module "convert".
Lake Minatare Lighthouse File:Lake Minatare Lighthouse.jpg Scottsbluff Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1939 Always Active Decorative 055 Script error: No such module "convert".

Pacific (states)

File:Clover Island Lighthouse.jpg
Clover Island Lighthouse (built 2010) in Washington is the first to be built in the United States since 1962.[32]
State Tallest[1] (H) Shortest[1] (H) Oldest
(currently standing)
Alaska 075Cape Decision Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		020Point Sherman Light
Script error: No such module "convert".E 		1906Eldred Rock Light
(1906)[33]
Washington 107Grays Harbor Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		020Turn Point Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1856Cape Disappointment
(1856)
Oregon 093Yaquina Head Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[34] 		025Warrior Rock Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1870Cape Blanco Light
(1870)
California 115Pigeon Point Light
Point Arena Light
Script error: No such module "convert".F 		020Lime Point Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1855Point Pinos Light
(1855)
Hawaii 138Moloka'i Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		022Kuki'i Point Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1909Moloka'i Light
(1909)G

South

File:Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 1.jpg
America's tallest lighthouse, Cape Hatteras Light, located on the Outer Banks of North CarolinaB
State Tallest[1] (H) Shortest[1] (H) Oldest
(currently standing)
Alabama 131Sand Island Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[35] 		054Middle Bay Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[36] 		1873Sand Island Light
(1873)
Florida 175Ponce de Leon Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		023Cedar Key Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[37] 		1838Amelia Island Light
(1838)
Georgia 145Tybee Island Light
Script error: No such module "convert".[38] 		046Cockspur Island Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1820Sapelo Island Light
(1820)
Louisiana Un­known Un­known 1852New Canal Light
(1839[39])
Mississippi 061Biloxi Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		030 Tie
Script error: No such module "convert".I 		1848Biloxi Light
(1848)
North Carolina 210Cape Hatteras Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		— 1817Bald Head Light
(1817)
South Carolina 161Morris Island Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		018Haig Point F. R. Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1827Cape Romain Light (Old)
(1827)
Texas 116Point Bolivar Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		— 1852Point Isabel Light
(1852)
Virginia 191Cape Charles Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		1855Deepwater Shoals Light
(1855) 		1792Cape Henry Lighthouse
(1792)

United States territories

File:JAPANESE LIGHTHOUSE.jpg
Garapan Light in Saipan, one of only two remaining lighthouses built during Japanese occupation

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Territory Tallest (H) Shortest (H) Oldest[2]
(currently standing)
Puerto Rico Punta Higüero Light

69 ft (21 m)

Los Morrillos Light
Script error: No such module "convert". 		Port San Juan Light

(1846)

American Samoa Breakers Point LightScript error: No such module "convert". Aunu'u Light

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Guam Ritidian Point Light Script error: No such module "convert". Apra Outer Harbor Range Front Light

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Orote Point Light (1929)[40]
Northern Mariana Islands Japanese Light (a.k.a. Garapan Light)

(Unknown)

Japanese Light (a.k.a. Garapan Light)

(1934)

Virgin Islands Hams Bluff Light Script error: No such module "convert". Fort Luise Augusta Light Script error: No such module "convert". Fort Luise Augusta Light (1919)

United States Minor Outlying Islands

This table lists lighthouses that are in insular areas of the United States. All of the islands listed below are uninhabited, and have not been formerly incorporated into the country.[41][42][43]

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current lens Height
Baker Island Light File:Baker Islands Tower (14571847073).jpg Baker Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1935 Never 1942 None 016 Script error: No such module "convert".
Howland Island Light
(aka: Earhart Light) 		File:Earhart Light.jpg Howland Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1937 Never 1942 None 020 Script error: No such module "convert".
Jarvis Island Light File:Jarvis Island October 2003.jpg Jarvis Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1935 Never 1945 None 016 Script error: No such module "convert".
Navassa Island Light File:NavassaLighthouse.jpg Navassa Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 1917 1929 1996 None 161 Script error: No such module "convert".
Sand Island Aviation Light — Midway Atoll Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Un­known Un­known Active Un­known 046 Script error: No such module "convert".
Wake Island Aviation Light — Wake Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Un­known Un­known Active Un­known 052 Script error: No such module "convert".

See also

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Further reading

  • Crompton, Samuel Willard & Michael J. Rhein, The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses (2002) Template:ISBN; Template:ISBN.
  • Hyde, Charles K., and Ann and John Mahan. The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1995. Template:ISBN Template:ISBN.
  • Jones, Ray & Bruce Roberts, American Lighthouses (Globe Pequot, September 1, 1998, 1st Ed.) Template:ISBN; Template:ISBN.
  • Jones, Ray,The Lighthouse Encyclopedia, The Definitive Reference (Globe Pequot, January 1, 2004, 1st ed.) Template:ISBN; Template:ISBN.
  • Noble, Dennis, Lighthouses & Keepers: U. S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute Press, 1997. Template:ISBN; Template:ISBN.
  • Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) Template:ISBN.
  • Penrod, John, Lighthouses of Michigan, (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) Template:ISBN Template:ISBN.
  • Penrose, Laurie and Bill, A Traveler's Guide to 116 Michigan Lighthouses (Petoskey, Michigan: Friede Publications, 1999). Template:ISBN Template:ISBN
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  • Putnam, George R., Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1933).
  • Roach, Jerry, Ultimate Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (2003).
  • Thurston, Harry, Against Darkness and Storm: Lighthouses of the Northeast (Halifax: Nimbus, 1993).
  • United States Coast Guard, Aids to Navigation, (Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1945).
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  • U.S. Coast Guard, Historically Famous Lighthouses (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1957).
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  • Wagner, John L., Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective, (East Lansing, Michigan: John L. Wagner, 1998) Template:ISBN Template:ISBN.
  • Weiss, George, The Lighthouse Service, Its History, Activities and Organization (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1926).
  • Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) Template:ISBN.

Notes

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B.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ The Perry Monument in Ohio and the Statue of Liberty in New York City are not classified as lighthouses. They would come in as the two tallest lighthouses in the United States otherwise.[1][48]
C.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Minnesota Point Light was built in 1858, but only half of the now ruined tower remains.[49]
D.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ The oldest light station is Pottawatomie Light which was established in 1836; however, the current buildings date to 1858.[50]
E.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ The shortest height is for a skeletal tower which was placed in 1981. For "traditional" lighthouses, Point Retreat Light and Cape Spencer Light are tied at Script error: No such module "convert". each.
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G.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ The oldest lighthouse in Hawaii was called "Lahaina Lighthouse", which was built in 1905 before it was replaced.[51] Moloka'i Light is the oldest currently standing lighthouse; it was first lit a month before the still standing Makapuu Point Light.[52][53]
H.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Pass A L'Outre Light was originally constructed in 1852 elsewhere and moved to its present location.[54][55]
I.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Cat Island Light (first tower), Pass Christian Light, and Ship Island Light were all 30 feet tall.

References

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External links

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Great Lakes

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