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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.

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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.

  1. Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights Massachusetts4.4 mi
  2. Spectacle Island Range Lights Massachusetts4.4 mi
  3. Deer Island Lighthouse Massachusetts5.5 mi
  4. Long Island Head Lighthouse Massachusetts5.6 mi
  5. Lovells Island Range Lights Massachusetts6.8 mi
  6. Boston Lighthouse Massachusetts8.9 mi
  7. Egg Rock Lighthouse Massachusetts9.7 mi
  8. The Graves Lighthouse Massachusetts9.7 mi
  9. Derby Wharf Lighthouse Massachusetts14 mi · Grounds open
  10. Fort Pickering Lighthouse Massachusetts15 mi
  11. Marblehead Lighthouse Massachusetts15 mi
  12. Hospital Point Range Rear Lighthouse Massachusetts16 mi
  13. Minot's Ledge Lighthouse Massachusetts17 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
  14. Hospital Point Range Front Lighthouse Massachusetts17 mi · Open to visitors
  15. Bakers Island Lighthouse Massachusetts19 mi
  16. Old Scituate Lighthouse Massachusetts21 mi · Open to visitors
  17. Eastern Point Lighthouse Massachusetts25 mi · Private, not open
  18. Ten Pound Island Lighthouse Massachusetts26 mi
  19. Ipswich Range Lights Massachusetts27 mi · Grounds open
  20. Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse Massachusetts28 mi · Grounds open
  21. Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse Massachusetts32 mi
  22. Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse Massachusetts33 mi · Private, not open
  23. Newburyport Harbor Front Range Lighthouse Massachusetts33 mi
  24. Duxbury Pier Lighthouse Massachusetts33 mi
  25. Newburyport Harbor Lighthouse Massachusetts34 mi
  26. Plymouth Lighthouse Massachusetts34 mi
  27. Sassafras Point Lighthouse Rhode Island42 mi
  28. Fuller Rock Lighthouse Rhode Island42 mi
  29. Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Rhode Island43 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
  30. Sabin Point Lighthouse Rhode Island44 mi
  31. Borden Flats Lighthouse Massachusetts46 mi · Overnight stays
  32. Bullock's Point Lighthouse Rhode Island46 mi
  33. Nayatt Point Lighthouse Rhode Island46 mi
  34. Race Point Lighthouse Massachusetts46 mi · Open to visitors
  35. Conimicut Lighthouse Rhode Island47 mi
  36. Isles of Shoals Lighthouse New Hampshire48 mi
  37. Wood End Lighthouse Massachusetts50 mi
  38. Fairhaven Bridge Lighthouse Massachusetts50 mi
  39. Bristol Ferry Lighthouse Rhode Island50 mi
  40. Warwick Lighthouse Rhode Island51 mi
  41. Ned Point Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi
  42. Bird Island Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi · Grounds open
  43. Long Point Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi · Grounds open
  44. Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse Rhode Island51 mi
  45. Wing's Neck Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi
  46. Palmer Island Lighthouse Massachusetts51 mi
  47. Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse Rhode Island51 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
  48. Whaleback Lighthouse Maine52 mi
  49. Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse New Hampshire52 mi
  50. Butler Flats Lighthouse Massachusetts53 mi · Grounds open
  51. Prudence Island Lighthouse Rhode Island53 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
  52. Clarks Point Lighthouse Massachusetts53 mi · Grounds open
  53. Cleveland East Ledge Lighthouse Massachusetts54 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
  54. Highland Lighthouse Massachusetts56 mi · Open to visitors
  55. Conanicut Island Lighthouse Rhode Island57 mi · Private, not open
  56. Dumpling Rocks Lighthouse Massachusetts57 mi
  57. Wickford Harbor Lighthouse Rhode Island58 mi
  58. Poplar Point Lighthouse Rhode Island58 mi
  59. Gould Island Lighthouse Rhode Island59 mi
  60. Sandy Neck Lighthouse Massachusetts59 mi
  61. 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.

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