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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.
Lighthouses in insular areas of the United States (2 C, 5 P) Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places by state (30 C) A. Lighthouses in Alabama (1 C, 4 P)
Lighthouses in the United States by state or territory (34 C) Lighthouses in the United States by county (7 C) Lists of lighthouses in the United States (1 C, 30 P)
The height of existing lighthouses is expressed in two measures: the height of the tower itself, and the distance from the focal plane (that is, the center) of the light source to the water. The latter can be much greater than the former if the light stands on a promontory .
Lists of lighthouses in insular areas of the United States (3 P) Pages in category "Lists of lighthouses in the United States" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
The Cape Disappointment Light was the first lighthouse in the state (lit 1856) and is still active. [ 2 ] 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 ...
The West Quoddy Head Light sits on the easternmost point of the continental United States. [5] The tallest tower is that of Boon Island Light at 137 ft (42 m), [6] though the Seguin Light focal plane, at 180 ft (55 m), is the highest in the state. [2] Map of All Lighthouses in Maine
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]