List of lighthouses in the United States

Boston Light, the oldest light station and second oldest lighthouse structure in the US

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.

New England

Boon Island Light in Maine is the tallest in New England.

State	Tallest [1] (H)	Shortest [1] (H)	Oldest [2] (currently standing)
Maine	133 Boon Island Light 133 ft (41 m)	020 Pond Island Light 20 ft (6.1 m)	1791 Portland Head Light (1791) [3]
Massachusetts	124 Cape Ann Light 124 ft (38 m)	Disputed A	1783 Boston Light (1783) [4]
New Hampshire	058 Isles of Shoals Light 58 ft (18 m)	048 Portsmouth Harbor Light 48 ft (15 m)	1865Isles of Shoals Light (1859) [5]
Rhode Island	066 Sakonnet Light 66 ft (20 m)	013 Ida Lewis Rock Light 13 ft (4.0 m)	1831 Poplar Point Light (1831) [6]
Connecticut	089 New London Harbor Light 89 ft (27 m) [7]	025 Mystic Seaport Light 25 ft (7.6 m)	1801New London Harbor Light (1801) [7]
Vermont	040 Windmill Point Light 40 ft (12 m)	013 Whipple Point Light 13 ft (4.0 m)	1846 Juniper 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		Isles of Shoals	42°58′02″N70°37′23″W / 42.96722°N 70.62306°W / 42.96722; -70.62306 (Isles of Shoals Light)	1859	1987	Active	VLB-44 LED unit	82 ft (25 m)
Portsmouth Harbor Light		New Castle	43°04′15″N70°42′30″W / 43.07083°N 70.70833°W / 43.07083; -70.70833 (Portsmouth Harbor Light)	1878	1960	Active	Fourth order Fresnel	48 ft (15 m)

Vermont

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• Note: All entries here show the current tower's status; more details can be found in the lighthouse articles.

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current lens	Focal height
Burlington Breakwater North Light		Burlington	44°28′50″N73°13′47.2″W / 44.48056°N 73.229778°W / 44.48056; -73.229778	1857 (Original) 2003 (current)	2003 (Replica)	Active	Un­known	03535 ft (11 m)
Burlington Breakwater South Light		Burlington	44°28′12.1″N73°13′32.4″W / 44.470028°N 73.225667°W / 44.470028; -73.225667	1857 (Original) 2003 (current)	2003 (Replica)	Active	Un­known	01212 ft (3.7 m)
Colchester Reef Light		Shelburne	44°22′31″N73°13′53″W / 44.3753°N 73.2314°W / 44.3753; -73.2314	1871	Never	1933	None	03535 ft (11 m)
Isle La Motte Light		Isle La Motte	44°54′23″N73°20′37″W / 44.9065°N 73.3435°W / 44.9065; -73.3435	1856 (Original) 1881 (current)	Un­known	Un­known	300mm	02525 ft (7.6 m)
Juniper Island Light	—	South Burlington	44°27′00″N73°16′35″W / 44.4500°N 73.2763°W / 44.4500; -73.2763	1826 (Original) 1846 (current)	Never	1954	None	02525 ft (7.6 m)
Maxfield Point Light	—	Orleans	Un­known	1879	Un­known	Un­known	None	02540 ft (12 m)
Newport Wharf Light	—	Orleans	Un­known	1879	Un­known	Un­known	None	02537 ft (11 m)
Windmill Point Light	—	Isle La Motte	44°58′54″N73°20′30″W / 44.9818°N 73.3418°W / 44.9818; -73.3418	1830 (Original) 1858 (current)	Un­known	Active (Inactive: 1931–2002)	300 mm	02540 ft (12 m)
Whipple Point Light	—	Orleans	Un­known	1879	Un­known	1906	None	02525 ft (7.6 m)

Mid-Atlantic

Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest still standing in the United States.

State	Tallest [1] (H)	Shortest [1] (H)	Oldest (currently standing)
New York	168 Fire Island Lighthouse 168 ft (51 m) [10] B	015 Cape Vincent Light 15 ft (4.6 m)	1797 Montauk Point Light (1797) [11]
New Jersey	171 Absecon Light 171 ft (52 m) [12]	036 Ludlam's Beach Light 36 ft (11 m)	1764 Sandy Hook Light (1764) [13]
Pennsylvania	068 Presque Isle Light 68 ft (21 m)	030 Turtle Rock Light 30 ft (9.1 m)	1857 Erie Harbor Light (1857)
Delaware	120 Liston Range Rear Light 120 ft (37 m) [14]	035 Cherry Island Light 35 ft (11 m)	1858 Fenwick Island Light (1858) [15]
Maryland	105 Craighill Channel L.R.R. 105 ft (32 m) [16]	015 Craighill Channel U.R.F. 15 ft (4.6 m) [17]	1825 Pooles Island Light (1825) [18]

Midwest

Michigan has more lighthouses (still standing) than any other state with over 120 listed. Including historical lighthouses, there were 150 built. (Tawas Point Light shown here)

State	Tallest [1] (H)	Shortest [1] (H)	Oldest (currently standing)
Illinois	113 Grosse Point Light 113 ft (34 m)	035 Waukegan Harbor Light 35 ft (11 m)	1873Grosse Point Light (1873)
Indiana	055Buffington Breakwater Light 55 ft (17 m)	030Gary Breakwater Light 30 ft (9.1 m)	1858 Old Michigan City Light (1858) [20]
Michigan	124 White Shoal Light 121 ft (37 m)	025 Cheboygan Crib Light 25 ft (7.6 m)	1825 Fort Gratiot Light (1825) [21]
Minnesota	070 Duluth South Breakwater I.L. 70 ft (21 m)	034 Grand Marais Light 34 ft (10 m)	1892 Two Harbors Light (1892) [22] C
Nebraska	100 Linoma Lighthouse 100 ft (30 m)	055 Lake Minatare Light 55 ft (17 m)	—
Ohio	161 Northwood Light 161 ft (49 m) [23]	020 Port Clinton Light 20 ft (6.1 m)	1821 Marblehead Light (1821) [24]
Wisconsin	111 Rawley Point Light 111 ft (34 m)	021 Baileys Harbor Front RL 21 ft (6.4 m) [25]	1853 Baileys Harbor Light (1853) D

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. ^{[26] [27]}

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Height
Linoma Lighthouse		Gretna	41°3′44″N96°19′8″W / 41.06222°N 96.31889°W / 41.06222; -96.31889	1939	Always	Active	Decorative	100100 ft (30 m)
Lake Minatare Lighthouse		Scottsbluff	41°55′50″N103°30′05″W / 41.93056°N 103.50139°W / 41.93056; -103.50139	1939	Always	Active	Decorative	05555 ft (17 m)

Pacific (states)

Clover Island Lighthouse (built 2010), in Washington is the first to be built in the United States since 1962.

State	Tallest [1] (H)	Shortest [1] (H)	Oldest (currently standing)
Alaska	075 Cape Decision Light 75 ft (23 m)	020 Point Sherman Light 20 ft (6.1 m) E	1906 Eldred Rock Light (1906) [29]
Washington	107 Grays Harbor Light 107 ft (33 m)	020 Turn Point Light 20 ft (6.1 m)	1856 Cape Disappointment (1856)
Oregon	093 Yaquina Head Light 93 ft (28 m) [30]	025 Warrior Rock Light 25 ft (7.6 m)	1870 Cape Blanco Light (1870)
California	115 Pigeon Point Light Point Arena Light 115 ft (35 m) F	020 Lime Point Light 20 ft (6.1 m)	1855 Point Pinos Light (1855)
Hawaii	138 Moloka'i Light 138 ft (42 m)	022Kuki'i Point Light 22 ft (6.7 m)	1909 Moloka'i Light (1909) G

South

America's tallest lighthouse, Cape Hatteras Light, located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

State	Tallest [1] (H)	Shortest [1] (H)	Oldest (currently standing)
Alabama	131 Sand Island Light 131 ft (40 m) [31]	054 Middle Bay Light 54 ft (16 m) [32]	1873Sand Island Light (1873)
Florida	175 Ponce de Leon Light 175 ft (53 m)	023 Cedar Key Light 23 ft (7.0 m) [33]	1838 Amelia Island Light (1838)
Georgia	145 Tybee Island Light 145 ft (44 m) [34]	046 Cockspur Island Light 46 ft (14 m)	1820 Sapelo Island Light (1820)
Louisiana	Un­known	Un­known	1852 New Canal Light (1839 [35] )
Mississippi	061 Biloxi Light 61 ft (19 m)	030 Tie 30 ft (9.1 m) I	1848Biloxi Light (1848)
North Carolina	210 Cape Hatteras Light 210 ft (64 m)	—	1817 Bald Head Light (1817)
South Carolina	161 Morris Island Light 161 ft (49 m)	018 Haig Point F. R. Light 18 ft (5.5 m)	1827 Cape Romain Light (Old) (1827)
Texas	116 Point Bolivar Light 116 ft (35 m)	—	1852 Point Isabel Light (1852)
Virginia	191 Cape Charles Light 191 ft (58 m)	1855 Deepwater Shoals Light (1855)	1792 Cape Henry Lighthouse (1792)

United States territories

Garapan Light in Saipan, one of only two remaining lighthouses built during Japanese occupation

Main articles: List of lighthouses in the United States territories and List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico

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. ^{[36] [37] [38]}

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Height
Baker Island Light		Baker Island	0°11′44.8″N176°29′03.4″W / 0.195778°N 176.484278°W / 0.195778; -176.484278	1935	Never	1942	None	01616 ft (4.9 m)
Howland Island Light (aka: Earhart Light)		Howland Island	0°48′20.6″N176°37′08.6″W / 0.805722°N 176.619056°W / 0.805722; -176.619056	1937	Never	1942	None	02020 ft (6.1 m)
Jarvis Island Light		Jarvis Island	0°22′13.6″S160°00′24.1″W / 0.370444°S 160.006694°W / -0.370444; -160.006694	1935	Never	1945	None	01616 ft (4.9 m)
Navassa Island Light		Navassa Island	18°23′50.7″N75°00′46.2″W / 18.397417°N 75.012833°W / 18.397417; -75.012833	1917	1929	1996	None	161161 ft (49 m)
Sand Island Aviation Light	—	Midway Atoll	28°12′42.7″N177°22′36.4″W / 28.211861°N 177.376778°W / 28.211861; -177.376778	Un­known	Un­known	Active	Un­known	04646 ft (14 m)
Wake Island Aviation Light	—	Wake Island	19°17′02.0″N166°39′05.2″E / 19.283889°N 166.651444°E / 19.283889; 166.651444	Un­known	Un­known	Active	Un­known	05252 ft (16 m)

See also

• United States portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in the United States by height
• List of lightships of the United States
• Lists of lighthouses
• National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
• National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act
• United States Lighthouse Society
• United States Coast Guard History and Heritage Sites

Further reading

• Crompton, Samuel Willard & Michael J. Rhein, The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses (2002) ISBN   1-59223-102-0; ISBN   978-1-59223-102-7.
• Hyde, Charles K., and Ann and John Mahan. The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1995. ISBN   0-8143-2554-8 ISBN   9780814325544.
• Jones, Ray & Bruce Roberts, American Lighthouses (Globe Pequot, September 1, 1998, 1st Ed.) ISBN   0-7627-0324-5; ISBN   978-0-7627-0324-1.
• Jones, Ray,The Lighthouse Encyclopedia, The Definitive Reference (Globe Pequot, January 1, 2004, 1st ed.) ISBN   0-7627-2735-7; ISBN   978-0-7627-2735-3.
• Noble, Dennis, Lighthouses & Keepers: U. S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute Press, 1997. ISBN   1-55750-638-8; ISBN   978-1-55750-638-2.
• Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN   0-932212-98-0.
• Penrod, John, Lighthouses of Michigan, (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN   978-0-942618-78-5 ISBN   9781893624238.
• Penrose, Laurie and Bill, A Traveler's Guide to 116 Michigan Lighthouses (Petoskey, Michigan: Friede Publications, 1999). ISBN   0-923756-03-5 ISBN   9780923756031
• Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes". Archived from the original on January 30, 2008.
• 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).
• Price, Scott T. "U. S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation: A Historical Bibliography". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
• U.S. Coast Guard, Historically Famous Lighthouses (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1957).
• Wagner, John L. "Beacons Shining in the Night: The Lighthouses of Michigan". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University.
• Wagner, John L., Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective, (East Lansing, Michigan: John L. Wagner, 1998) ISBN   1-880311-01-1 ISBN   9781880311011.
• 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) ISBN   1-55046-399-3.

Notes

A. ^ The shortest lighthouse in Massachusetts is either Palmer Island Light at 24 ft (7.3 m) or Brant Point Light at 26 ft (7.9 m). Sources remain split on this issue, with at least one claiming the latter as the shortest in New England. ^{[39] [40] [41] [42]}

B. ^ 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] [43]}

C. ^ Minnesota Point Light was built in 1858, but only half of the now ruined tower remains. ^[44]

D. ^ The oldest light station is Pottawatomie Light which was established in 1836; however, the current buildings date to 1858. ^[45]

E. ^ 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 25 ft (7.6 m) each.

F. ^ These two lighthouses are tied at 115 ft (35 m) each.

G. ^ The oldest lighthouse in Hawaii was called "Lahaina Lighthouse", which was built in 1905 before it was replaced. ^[46] Moloka'i Light is the oldest currently standing lighthouse; it was first lit a month before the still standing Makapuu Point Light. ^{[47] [48]}

H. ^ Pass A L'Outre Light was originally constructed in 1852 elsewhere and moved to its present location. ^{[49] [50]}

I. ^ Cat Island Light (first tower), Pass Christian Light, and Ship Island Light were all 30 feet tall.

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External links

General

• Lighthouses in the National Park System
• Light List, Volumes 1-7. United States Coast Guard.
• Lighthouse Friends
• Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. a comprehensive international listing maintained by Russ Rowlett
• Inventory of Historic Light Stations Archived 2004-11-05 at the Wayback Machine from the National Park Service
• Interactive map of lighthouses all over the country
• Lighthouses in the National Park System
• Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) U.S. LIGHTHOUSES BY STATE
• Lighthouses: An Administrative History
• Historical Landmarks - United States Lighthouses

Great Lakes

• Wisconsin Historical Society, antique photographs of Wisconsin lighthouses
• Terry Pepper on lighthouses of the Western Great Lakes
• Bibliography on Michigan and other lighthouses
• A more comprehensive (and interactive with geographic locations) listing of Michigan lighthouses and museums, complete with pictures and descriptions
• Detroit News, interactive map on Michigan lighthouses
• Map of Michigan Lighthouse in PDF format
• Wagner, John L. Beacons Shining in the Night, Michigan Lighthouse Bibliography, Chronology, History, Keepers Lives, and Photographs, Clarke Historical Library, Central, Michigan University