Lighthouses Near New Bedford, Massachusetts
There are 89 lighthouses within 60 miles of New Bedford, and 21 of them are open to visit. The closest is Fairhaven Bridge Lighthouse, 0.6 mi away, and the best known nearby are Boston Lighthouse and Rose Island Lighthouse. You can climb the tower at two of them, the nearest being Block Island Southeast Lighthouse. You can stay the night at Borden Flats Lighthouse and West Dennis Lighthouse.
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Lighthouses you can visit near New Bedford
Nearest first, with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.
Butler Flats Lighthouse
2.8 mi · Grounds open
Clarks Point Lighthouse
3.2 mi · Grounds open
Bird Island Lighthouse
11 mi · Grounds open
Borden Flats Lighthouse
14 mi · Overnight stays
East Chop Lighthouse
22 mi · Open to visitors
Rose Island Lighthouse
24 mi · Open to visitors
Castle Hill Lighthouse
26 mi · Grounds open
Beavertail Lighthouse
28 mi · Open to visitors
Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse
28 mi · Grounds open
Cape Poge Lighthouse
29 mi · Open to visitors
West Dennis Lighthouse
39 mi · Overnight stays
Old Scituate Lighthouse
41 mi · Open to visitors
Block Island North Lighthouse
44 mi · Open to visitors
Race Point Lighthouse
46 mi · Open to visitors
Block Island Southeast Lighthouse
46 mi · Open, climb the tower
Long Point Lighthouse
48 mi · Grounds open
Nauset Lighthouse
52 mi · Open, climb the tower
Three Sisters of Nauset
52 mi · Open to visitors
Highland Lighthouse
53 mi · Open to visitors
Stonington Harbor Lighthouse
55 mi · Open to visitors
Mystic Seaport Lighthouse
57 mi · Open to visitors
Lighthouses you can climb near New Bedford
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All 89 lighthouses within 60 miles of New Bedford
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.
- Fairhaven Bridge Lighthouse Massachusetts0.6 mi
- Palmer Island Lighthouse Massachusetts1.1 mi
- Butler Flats Lighthouse Massachusetts2.8 mi · Grounds open
- Clarks Point Lighthouse Massachusetts3.2 mi · Grounds open
- Dumpling Rocks Lighthouse Massachusetts6.7 mi
- Ned Point Lighthouse Massachusetts6.9 mi
- Bird Island Lighthouse Massachusetts11 mi · Grounds open
- Cleveland East Ledge Lighthouse Massachusetts12 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Borden Flats Lighthouse Massachusetts14 mi · Overnight stays
- Wing's Neck Lighthouse Massachusetts14 mi
- Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse Massachusetts14 mi
- Cuttyhunk Lighthouse Massachusetts15 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse Massachusetts16 mi
- Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse Rhode Island17 mi
- Bristol Ferry Lighthouse Rhode Island17 mi
- Buzzards Bay Entrance Lighthouse Massachusetts17 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Falmouth Inner Lighthouse Massachusetts18 mi
- Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse Rhode Island18 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Sakonnet Lighthouse Rhode Island19 mi
- Prudence Island Lighthouse Rhode Island20 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- West Chop Lighthouse Massachusetts20 mi · Private, not open
- Gay Head Lighthouse Massachusetts20 mi
- East Chop Lighthouse Massachusetts22 mi · Open to visitors
- Nayatt Point Lighthouse Rhode Island22 mi
- Conimicut Lighthouse Rhode Island22 mi
- Gould Island Lighthouse Rhode Island23 mi
- Newport Harbor Lighthouse Rhode Island23 mi
- Gull Rocks Lighthouse Rhode Island23 mi
- Ida Lewis Rock Lighthouse Rhode Island23 mi
- Conanicut Island Lighthouse Rhode Island23 mi · Private, not open
- Warwick Lighthouse Rhode Island23 mi
- Rose Island Lighthouse Rhode Island24 mi · Open to visitors
- Bullock's Point Lighthouse Rhode Island24 mi
- Sabin Point Lighthouse Rhode Island25 mi
- Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Rhode Island25 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Castle Hill Lighthouse Rhode Island26 mi · Grounds open
- Plum Beach Lighthouse Rhode Island26 mi
- Fuller Rock Lighthouse Rhode Island26 mi
- Dutch Island Lighthouse Rhode Island26 mi
- Sassafras Point Lighthouse Rhode Island27 mi
- Wickford Harbor Lighthouse Rhode Island27 mi
- Poplar Point Lighthouse Rhode Island27 mi
- Beavertail Lighthouse Rhode Island28 mi · Open to visitors
- Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse Massachusetts28 mi · Grounds open
- Brenton Reef Lighthouse Rhode Island28 mi
- Duxbury Pier Lighthouse Massachusetts28 mi
- Cape Poge Lighthouse Massachusetts29 mi · Open to visitors
- Whale Rock Lighthouse Rhode Island29 mi
- Plymouth Lighthouse Massachusetts31 mi
- Hyannis Rear Range Lighthouse Massachusetts33 mi · Private, not open
- Sandy Neck Lighthouse Massachusetts34 mi
- Point Gammon Lighthouse Massachusetts34 mi · Private, not open
- Point Judith Lighthouse Rhode Island34 mi
- Bishop and Clerks Lighthouse Massachusetts35 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- West Dennis Lighthouse Massachusetts39 mi · Overnight stays
- Old Scituate Lighthouse Massachusetts41 mi · Open to visitors
- Block Island North Lighthouse Rhode Island44 mi · Open to visitors
- Minot's Ledge Lighthouse Massachusetts45 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Race Point Lighthouse Massachusetts46 mi · Open to visitors
- Wood End Lighthouse Massachusetts46 mi
- Block Island Southeast Lighthouse Rhode Island46 mi · Open, climb the tower
- Billingsgate Island Lighthouse Massachusetts47 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Long Point Lighthouse Massachusetts48 mi · Grounds open
- Boston Lighthouse Massachusetts48 mi
- Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights Massachusetts48 mi
- Spectacle Island Range Lights Massachusetts48 mi
- Long Island Head Lighthouse Massachusetts48 mi
- Lovells Island Range Lights Massachusetts48 mi
- Monomoy Point Lighthouse Massachusetts49 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Great Point Lighthouse Massachusetts49 mi
- Nantucket Cliff Range Lights Massachusetts49 mi · Private, not open
- Deer Island Lighthouse Massachusetts49 mi
- Stage Harbor Lighthouse Massachusetts49 mi · Private, not open
- Nantucket Harbor Range Lights Massachusetts49 mi
- Brant Point Lighthouse Massachusetts49 mi
- Mayo Beach Lighthouse Massachusetts50 mi · Private, not open
- Chatham Lighthouse Massachusetts50 mi
- The Graves Lighthouse Massachusetts50 mi
- Nantucket Beacon Massachusetts51 mi
- Nauset Lighthouse Massachusetts52 mi · Open, climb the tower
- Three Sisters of Nauset Massachusetts52 mi · Open to visitors
- Highland Lighthouse Massachusetts53 mi · Open to visitors
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Rhode Island53 mi
- Stonington Harbor Lighthouse Connecticut55 mi · Open to visitors
- Egg Rock Lighthouse Massachusetts55 mi
- Sankaty Head Lighthouse Massachusetts55 mi
- Latimer Reef Lighthouse New York57 mi · Seen by boat or from shore
- Mystic Seaport Lighthouse Connecticut57 mi · Open to visitors
- Morgan Point Lighthouse Connecticut59 mi · Private, not open
Questions about lighthouses near New Bedford
What is the closest lighthouse to New Bedford?
Fairhaven Bridge Lighthouse is the closest, 0.6 mi away in a straight line. Next are Palmer Island Lighthouse (1.1 mi) and Butler Flats Lighthouse (2.8 mi).
How many lighthouses are near New Bedford?
There are 89 lighthouses within 60 miles of New Bedford, MA, 48 of them within 30 miles.
Which lighthouses near New Bedford can you visit?
21 of the 89 are open for tours, a museum or a walk around the grounds. The nearest are Butler Flats Lighthouse (2.8 mi), Clarks Point Lighthouse (3.2 mi), Bird Island Lighthouse (11 mi) and Borden Flats Lighthouse (14 mi). Hours change by season, so check before you go.
Can you climb a lighthouse near New Bedford?
Yes. Block Island Southeast Lighthouse (46 mi) and Nauset Lighthouse (52 mi) open their towers to climb, usually on set days and seasons.
Can you stay overnight in a lighthouse near New Bedford?
Yes. Borden Flats Lighthouse (14 mi) and West Dennis Lighthouse (39 mi) take overnight guests.