Lighthouses Near Boston, Massachusetts
There are 61 lighthouses within 60 miles of Boston, and twelve of them are open to visit. The closest is Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights, 4.4 mi away, and the best known nearby are Boston Lighthouse and Isles of Shoals Lighthouse. You can stay the night at Borden Flats Lighthouse.
61
within 60 mi
20
within 30 mi
12
open to visit
Lighthouses you can visit near Boston
Nearest first, with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.
Derby Wharf Lighthouse
14 mi · Grounds open
Hospital Point Range Front Lighthouse
17 mi · Open to visitors
Old Scituate Lighthouse
21 mi · Open to visitors
Ipswich Range Lights
27 mi · Grounds open
Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse
28 mi · Grounds open
Borden Flats Lighthouse
46 mi · Overnight stays
Race Point Lighthouse
46 mi · Open to visitors
Bird Island Lighthouse
51 mi · Grounds open
Long Point Lighthouse
51 mi · Grounds open
Butler Flats Lighthouse
53 mi · Grounds open
Clarks Point Lighthouse
53 mi · Grounds open
Highland Lighthouse
56 mi · Open to visitors
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All 61 lighthouses within 60 miles of Boston
Distances are in a straight line from the city center; the drive is longer, and offshore lights are seen from the water or the shore.
- Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights Massachusetts4.4 mi
- Spectacle Island Range Lights Massachusetts4.4 mi
- Deer Island Lighthouse Massachusetts5.5 mi
- Long Island Head Lighthouse Massachusetts5.6 mi
- Lovells Island Range Lights Massachusetts6.8 mi
- Boston Lighthouse Massachusetts8.9 mi
- Egg Rock Lighthouse Massachusetts9.7 mi
- The Graves Lighthouse Massachusetts9.7 mi
- Derby Wharf Lighthouse Massachusetts14 mi · Grounds open
- Fort Pickering Lighthouse Massachusetts15 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse Massachusetts15 mi
- Hospital Point Range Rear Lighthouse Massachusetts16 mi
- Minot's Ledge Lighthouse Massachusetts17 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Hospital Point Range Front Lighthouse Massachusetts17 mi · Open to visitors
- Bakers Island Lighthouse Massachusetts19 mi
- Old Scituate Lighthouse Massachusetts21 mi · Open to visitors
- Eastern Point Lighthouse Massachusetts25 mi · Private, not open
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse Massachusetts26 mi
- Ipswich Range Lights Massachusetts27 mi · Grounds open
- Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse Massachusetts28 mi · Grounds open
- Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse Massachusetts32 mi
- Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse Massachusetts33 mi · Private, not open
- Newburyport Harbor Front Range Lighthouse Massachusetts33 mi
- Duxbury Pier Lighthouse Massachusetts33 mi
- Newburyport Harbor Lighthouse Massachusetts34 mi
- Plymouth Lighthouse Massachusetts34 mi
- Sassafras Point Lighthouse Rhode Island42 mi
- Fuller Rock Lighthouse Rhode Island42 mi
- Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Rhode Island43 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Sabin Point Lighthouse Rhode Island44 mi
- Borden Flats Lighthouse Massachusetts46 mi · Overnight stays
- Bullock's Point Lighthouse Rhode Island46 mi
- Nayatt Point Lighthouse Rhode Island46 mi
- Race Point Lighthouse Massachusetts46 mi · Open to visitors
- Conimicut Lighthouse Rhode Island47 mi
- Isles of Shoals Lighthouse New Hampshire48 mi
- Wood End Lighthouse Massachusetts50 mi
- Fairhaven Bridge Lighthouse Massachusetts50 mi
- Bristol Ferry Lighthouse Rhode Island50 mi
- Warwick Lighthouse Rhode Island51 mi
- Ned Point Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi
- Bird Island Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi · Grounds open
- Long Point Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi · Grounds open
- Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse Rhode Island51 mi
- Wing's Neck Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi
- Palmer Island Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi
- Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse Rhode Island51 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Whaleback Lighthouse Maine52 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse New Hampshire52 mi
- Butler Flats Lighthouse Massachusetts53 mi · Grounds open
- Prudence Island Lighthouse Rhode Island53 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Clarks Point Lighthouse Massachusetts53 mi · Grounds open
- Cleveland East Ledge Lighthouse Massachusetts54 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Highland Lighthouse Massachusetts56 mi · Open to visitors
- Conanicut Island Lighthouse Rhode Island57 mi · Private, not open
- Dumpling Rocks Lighthouse Massachusetts57 mi
- Wickford Harbor Lighthouse Rhode Island58 mi
- Poplar Point Lighthouse Rhode Island58 mi
- Gould Island Lighthouse Rhode Island59 mi
- Sandy Neck Lighthouse Massachusetts59 mi
- Plum Beach Lighthouse Rhode Island60 mi
Questions about lighthouses near Boston
What is the closest lighthouse to Boston?
Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights is the closest, 4.4 mi away in a straight line. Next are Spectacle Island Range Lights (4.4 mi) and Deer Island Lighthouse (5.5 mi).
How many lighthouses are near Boston?
There are 61 lighthouses within 60 miles of Boston, MA, 20 of them within 30 miles.
Which lighthouses near Boston can you visit?
Twelve of the 61 are open for tours, a museum or a walk around the grounds. The nearest are Derby Wharf Lighthouse (14 mi), Hospital Point Range Front Lighthouse (17 mi), Old Scituate Lighthouse (21 mi) and Ipswich Range Lights (27 mi). Hours change by season, so check before you go.
Can you stay overnight in a lighthouse near Boston?
Yes. Borden Flats Lighthouse (46 mi) takes overnight guests.