Lighthouses in the United States
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This United States has hundreds of lighthouses as well as light towers, range lights, and pierhead lights. Michigan has the most lighthouses of any state with over 130. Door County, Wisconsin has the most of any county, with 10. See also: Lightvessels in the United States, lightvessel, List of lighthouses and lightvessels, Destroyed Lighthouses in the United States
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Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Oregon
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Alabama
- Mobile Bay Lighthouse, Mobile
- Mobile Bay Middle Ground Lighthouse, Mobile Bay
- Sand Island Lighthouse, Sand Island
Alaska
Arizona
- Buffalo Lighthouse Replica, Lake Havasu
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Replica, Lake Havasu
- West Quoddy Head Lighthouse Replica, Lake Havasu
California
- Pigeon Point Lighthouse
- Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino
- Point Loma Lighthouse (old), San Diego
- Point Loma Lighthouse (new), San Diego
Connecticut
- Falkner Island Lighthouse, Guilford
- Great Captain Island, Greenwich
- Sheffield Island Light, Norwalk
- Stonington Harbor Light, Stonington
Florida
- Alligator Reef Light, near Indian Key (1873) (still in use)
- Amelia Island Light (1820) (still in use) (U.S. Coast Guard housing)
- American Shoal Light (1880) (still in use)
- Anclote Key Light (1887)
- Cape Canaveral Light (1868) (still in use)
- Cape Florida Light, Key Biscayne (1846) (museum)
- Cape San Blas Light (1885)
- Cape St. George Light, Little St. George Island (1852)
- Carysfort Reef Light (1852) (still in use)
- Cedar Keys Light, Seahorse Key (1854) (marine laboratory)
- Crooked River Light (Cattabelle) (1895)
- Dry Tortugas Light, Loggerhead Key (1858) (still in use)
- Egmont Key Light, Tampa Bay (1858) (still in use)
- Fowey Rocks Light, off Key Biscayne (1878) (still in use)
- Gasparilla Island Light (Boca Grande) (1890) (still in use) (museum)
- Hillsboro Inlet Light (1907) (still in use) (Coast Guard housing)
- Jupiter Inlet Light (1860) (still in use) (museum)
- Key West Light (1846) (museum)
- Pensacola Light, Pensacola Bay (1859) (still in use)
- Ponce de Leon Inlet Light (Mosquito), Daytona Beach (1887) (still in use) (museum)
- Sand Key Light (1853) (still in use)
- Sanibel Island Light (1884) (still in use)
- Sombrero Key Light, near Marathon Key (1858) (still in use)
- St. Augustine Light, Anastasia Island (1874) (museum)
- St. Johns River Light (1859)
- St. Joseph Point Rear Range Light, Port St. Joe (1902) (private residence)
- St. Marks Rear Range Light, Appalache Bay (1842) (still in use)
- Tortugas Harbor Light, Fort Jefferson (1876)
Georgia
- Cockspur Island Lighthouse, near Savannah
- Cumberland Island Lighthouse, Cumberland Island
- St. Simons Island Lighthouse, St. Simons Island
- Sapelo Island Lighthouse, Darien
- Tybee Island Lighthouse, Tybee Island
Hawaii
Illinois
- Chicago Harbor Light (1893), Chicago (still in use)
- Grosse Point Light (1873), Evanston, Illinois (currently a private navigation aid) (museum)
Indiana
- Michigan City Light (1858 and 1904), Michigan City, pierhead light still in use, old tower is a museum
Louisiana
- Madisonville, Louisiana
- Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans
- Sabine Pass Lighthouse, located at the entrance to Sabine Lake in Cameron Parish (Lighthouse Website) (http://www.sabinepasslighthouse.org)
Maine
- Cape Elizabeth Light, Cape Elizabeth
- Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth
- Seguin Light, Georgetown
- Wood Island Light, Biddeford Pool
- West Quoddy Head, Lubec
Maryland
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Seven Foot Knoll Light in Baltimore
Massachusetts
- Brant Point Light, Nantucket
- Gay Head Light, Martha's Vineyard
- Great Point Light, Nantucket
- Highland Light, North Truro, Cape Cod
- Minot's Ledge Lighthouse, Scituate
- Old Scituate Light, Scituate
- Race Point, Provincetown, Cape Cod
- Sankaty Light, Nantucket
Michigan
The Michigan.gov website has a Map of Michigan Lighthouses (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_shpo_lightmap_50933_7.pdf) in PDF Format.
- Alpena Light Station, Alpena
- Au Sable Lighthouse
- Beaver Island Harbor Lighthouse, northern end of Beaver Island
- Beaver Island Head Lighthouse, southern tip of Beaver Island
- Bete Grise Lightouse
- Big Bay Point Lighthouse
- Big Sable Lighthouse, north of Ludington, Michigan
- Cedar River Lighthouse
- Charity Island Light
- Charlevoix Lighthouse, Charlevoix, Michigan
- Cheboygan Crib Light
- Cheboygan River Light
- Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Copper Harbor, Michigan
- Copper Harbor Front Range Light, Copper Harbor, Michigan
- Copper Harbor Rear Range Light, Copper Harbor, Michigan
- Crisp Point Light Station
- De Tour Reef Lighthouse
- Detroit Lighthouse
- Detroit River Light
- Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, Eagle Harbor, Michigan
- Eagle Harbor Rear Range Light, Eagle Harbor, Michigan
- Eagle River Lighthouse, Eagle River, Michigan
- Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, Port Huron, Michigan
- Forty Mile Point Lighthouse
- Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse
- Fourteen Mile Lighthouse
- Frankfort Lighthouse, Frankfort, Michigan
- Gravelly Shoal Light
- Gull Rock Lighthouse
- Grand Haven Lighthouse, Grand Haven, Michigan
- Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse
- Grand Island Harbor Lighthouse
- Grand Island North Lighthouse
- Grand Marais Inner Light
- Grand Marais Outer Light
- Grand Traverse Light, Northport, Michigan
- Granite Island Lighthouse
- Gray's Reef Light, offshore, east of Beaver Island
- Grosse Ile Light
- Harbor Beach Light
- Holland Harbor Light, (Big Red) Holland, Michigan
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Holland Harbor Light, also called Big Red in Holland, Michigan
- Huron Island Lighthouse
- Isle Royale Lighthouse, Isle Royale National Park
- Keweenaw Waterway Lighthouse
- Lake St. Clair Light
- Lansing Shoal Light, offshore northwest of Beaver Island
- Little Sable Point Lighthouse, south of Pentwater, Michigan
- Little Traverse Lighthouse
- Ludington Lighthouse, Ludington, Michigan
- Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Mackinaw City, Michigan
- Mama Juda Lighthouse, destroyed, Detroit River, Detroit
- Manistee Lighthouse, Manistee, Michigan
- Manistique East Breakwater Light, Manistique, Michigan
- Manitou Island Lighthouse
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
- Marquette Breakwater Lighthouse
- Martin Reef Lighthouse
- McGulpin's Lighthouse
- Menominee Pier Lighthouse
- Middle Island Light
- Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse
- Mission Point Lighthouse
- Munising Front Range Light
- Munising Rear Range Light
- Muskegon Breakwater Lighthouse, Muskegon, Michigan
- Muskegon Pier Lighthouse, Muskegon, Michigan
- New Presque Isle Lighthouse, Presque Isle, Michigan
- Ninth District Lighthouse
- North Manitou Shoal, offshore east of North Manitou Island
- Old Mission Point Lighthouse, deactivated, Peninsula Township, Michigan in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- Old Presque Isle Lighthouse, Presque Isle, Michigan
- Ontonagon Lighthouse
- Ontonagon Harbor Lighthouse
- Passage Island Lighthouse, Isle Royale National Park
- Peche Island Light
- Peninsula Point Lighthouse
- Pipe Island Lighthouse
- Poe Reef Lighthouse
- Point Betsie Lighthouse, Frankfort, Michigan
- Point Iroquis Lighthouse
- Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse
- Port Austin Light
- Port Sanilac Light
- Portage River Lighthouse
- Poverty Island Lighthouse, Poverty Island south of Fairport, Michigan
- Presque Isle Harbor Light
- Presque Isle Front Range Light
- Presque Isle Rear Range Light
- Rock of Ages Lighthouse, Isle Royale National Park
- Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Isle Royale National Park
- Round Island Lighthouse
- Round Island Passage Lighthouse
- Round Island St. Mary's River Lighthouse
- Round Island Rear Light
- Saginaw River Light
- St. Clair Flats Front Range Light
- St. Clair Flats Rear Range Light
- St. Helena Island Lighthouse, west of the Straits of Mackinac
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse, St. Joseph, Michigan
- St. Martin Island Lighthouse
- Sand Hills Lighthouse
- Sand Point Lighthouse
- Saugatuck Lighthouse, Saugatuck, Michigan
- Seul Choix Lighthouse, Gulliver, Michigan
- Skillagalee Island Lighthouse, Skillagalee Island
- South Fox Island Lighthouse, South Fox Island
- South Haven Lighthouse, South Haven, Michigan
- South Manitou Island Lighthouse, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Sturgeon Point Light
- Spectacle Reef Lighthouse
- Squaw Island Lighthouse, Squaw Island
- Stannard Rock Lighthouse
- Tawas Point Lighthouse
- Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse
- Wagoshaunce Lighthouse
- Whitefish Point Lighthouse
- White River Lighthouse, Whitehall, Michigan
- White Shoal Light, west of Mackinaw City, Michigan
- William Livingstone Memorial Light
- Windmill Point Light
Minnesota
Mississippi
- Biloxi Lighthouse, Biloxi
- Cat Island Lighthosue, Cat Island
- Round Island Lighthouse, Pascagoula
- Ship Island Lighthouse, Ship Island
New Jersey
- Absecon Lighthouse, Atlantic City
- Barnegat Lighthouse, Barnegat Beach
- Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May
- Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, Hereford Inlet
- Navesink Twin Lights, Highlands
- Sea Girt Lighthouse, Sea Girt
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook
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Cape May Light in New Jersey
New York
- Execution Rocks Lighthouse
- Fire Island Lighthouse, Fire Island
- Little Red Lighthouse (Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse), Manhattan
- Race Rock Light, Fishers Island
- Staten Island Lighthouse
- Stepping Stones Lighthouse
North Carolina
- Currituck Beach Lighthouse Corolla Beach, Outer Banks
- Bodie Island Lighthouse Bodie Island, Outer Banks
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Hatteras island, Outer Banks
- Ocracoke Island Lighthouse Ocracoke Island, Outer Banks
- Bald Head Lighthouse Cape Fear River Inlet
- Cape Lookout Lighthouse Cape Lookout, Outer Banks
- Oak Island Lighthouse Oak Island
Ohio
- Ashtabula Light Ashtabula
- Cleveland West Breakwater/East Pierhead Lights Cleveland
- Cleveland East Entrance Light Cleveland
- Conneaut West Breakwater Light Conneaut
- Fairport Harbor Breakwater Light Painesville
- Fairport Harbor Light Fairport Harbor
- Green Island Light Green Island
- Huron Harbor Light Huron
- Lorain Light Lorain
- Marblehead Lighthouse Marblehead
- Port Clinton Light Port Clinton
- Sandusky Harbor Sandusky
- South Bass Island Light South Bass Island
- Vermilion Lighthouse Vermilion
Oregon
- Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, used as a columbarium; in a National Wildlife Refuge (more information) (http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/tilla.htm)
- Cape Meares Lighthouse, located in an Oregon State Park (http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_181.php)
- Yaquina Head Lighthouse, open to the public (more information) (http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/yaqhead.htm)
- Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, located in an Oregon State Recreation Site (http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_208.php)
- Heceta Head Lighthouse, located in an Oregon State Scenic Viewpoint (http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_124.php)
- Umpqua River Lighthouse, open to the public (more information) (http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/umpqua.htm)
- Cape Arago Lighthouse, closed to the public (more information) (http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/capearag.htm)
- Coquille River Lighthouse, located in Oregon's Bullards Beach State Park (http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_71.php)
- Cape Blanco Lighthouse, located in an Oregon State Park (http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_62.php)
Pennsylvania
- Erie Land Lighthouse, Erie
- Presque Isle Lighthouse, Presque Isle
- Turtle Rock Lighthouse, Philadelphia
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Bloody Point Lighthouse on Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County
- Cape Romain Lighthouse in McClellanville, Charleston County
- Charleston Lighthouse in Sullivan's Island, Charleston County
- Governor's Lighthouse in Little River, Horry County
- Haig Point Lighthouse on Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County
- Harbour Town Lighthouse on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County
- Hunting Island Lighthouse on Hunting Island, Beaufort County
- Leamington Lighthouse on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County
- Morris Island Lighthouse on Morris Island, Charleston County
- North Island Lighthouse in Winyah Bay, Georgetown County
Texas
- Port Isabel Lighthouse, across the causeway from South Padre Island in Port Isabel, Texas (more information) (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/portisab/)
- Point Bolivar Lighthouse, located at entrance to Galveston Bay.
- Matagorda Island Lighthouse, located at entrace to Matagorda Bay (more information) (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/matagisl/)
Vermont
- Burlington Harbor Breakwater Lighthouses (replicas), Burlington
- Colchester Reef Lighthouse, formerly Lake Champlain, relocated to the Shelbourne Museum
- Isle La Motte Lighthouse, Lake Champlain
- Juniper Island Lighthouse, Lake Champlain
Virginia
- Assateague Lighthouse, Assateague
- Cape Charles Lighthouse, Cape Charles
- Cape Henry Lighthouse (old), Virginia Beach
- Cape Henry Lighthouse (new), Virginia Beach
- Jones Point Lighthouse, Alexandria
- Newport News Middle Ground Lighthouse, Newport News
- New Point Comfort Lighthouse, Mathews
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, Newport News
- Smith Point Lighthouse, Smith Point
- Wolf Trap Lighthouse, Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Wisconsin
- Algoma Lighthouse, Algoma
- Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse, Ashland
- Baileys Harbor Lighthouse, Baileys Harbor
- Baileys Harbor Range Lights, Baileys Harbor
- Cana Island Lighthouse, near Baileys Harbor
- Chambers Island Lighthouse, Chambers Island
- Devils Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands
- Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Fish Creek
- Fond du Lac Lighthouse, Fond du Lac
- Government Lighthouse, Kenosha
- Kenosha Southport Lighthouse, Kenosha
- Kewaunee Pier Lighthouse, Kewaunee
- La Pointe Lighthouse, Apostle Islands
- Long Tail Point Lighthouse, Green Bay
- Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse, Manitowoc
- Michigan Island Ligthouse, Apostle Islands
- Neenah Lighthouse, Neenah
- North Point Lighthouse, Milwaukee
- Outer Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands
- Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse, Peshtigo
- Pilot Island Lighthouse, near Gills Rock
- Plum Island Lighthouse, near Gills Rock
- Port Washington Lighthouse, Port Washington
- Raspberry Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands
- Rawley Point Lighthouse, Manitowoc County
- Rock Island Lighthouse, Rock Island
- Rockwell Lighthouse, Oshkosh
- Sand Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands
- Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse, Sheboygan
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse, Lake Michigan
- Sturgeon Bay Canal Station, Sturgeon Bay
- Two Rivers Lighthouse, Two Rivers
- Wind Point Lighthouse, Racine
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse, Superior
External links
- Detailed list of lights (http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/)
- Inventory of Historic Light Stations (http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/ltsum.htm) from the National Park Service
- US Light List (http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/LightLists.htm)