Map of Massachusetts Lighthouses
Massachusetts has 68 lighthouses along the Atlantic coast, and 18 of them are open to visit. The best known are Boston Lighthouse, Highland Lighthouse and Nauset Lighthouse. The oldest is Boston Lighthouse, first lit in 1716. The Graves Lighthouse is the tallest at 112 feet. You can climb the tower at Nauset Lighthouse. You can stay the night at Borden Flats Lighthouse and West Dennis Lighthouse.
68
lighthouses
18
open to visit
1
you can climb
1716
oldest
Lighthouses you can visit in Massachusetts
The 18 lighthouses here with tours, a museum, an overnight stay or grounds open to walk. Hours change by season, so check before you go.
Highland Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Nauset Lighthouse
Open, climb the tower
Race Point Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse
Grounds open
Cape Poge Lighthouse
Open to visitors
East Chop Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse
Grounds open
Bird Island Lighthouse
Grounds open
Borden Flats Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Butler Flats Lighthouse
Grounds open
Clarks Point Lighthouse
Grounds open
Derby Wharf Lighthouse
Grounds open
Hospital Point Range Front Lighthouse
Open to visitors
Ipswich Range Lights
Grounds open
Long Point Lighthouse
Grounds open
Old Scituate Lighthouse
Open to visitors
West Dennis Lighthouse
Overnight stays
Three Sisters of Nauset
Open to visitors
All 68 lighthouses in Massachusetts
Boston Lighthouse
First lit 1716
Highland Lighthouse
First lit 1797 · Open to visitors
Nauset Lighthouse
First lit 1838 · Open, climb the tower
Brant Point Lighthouse
First lit 1901
Cuttyhunk Lighthouse
First lit 1823
Minot's Ledge Lighthouse
First lit 1850 · Seen by boat or from shore
Race Point Lighthouse
First lit 1816 · Open to visitors
Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1801 · Grounds open
Bakers Island Lighthouse
First lit 1791
Cape Poge Lighthouse
First lit 1801 · Open to visitors
Chatham Lighthouse
First lit 1808
East Chop Lighthouse
First lit 1869 · Open to visitors
Edgartown Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1828 · Grounds open
Gay Head Lighthouse
First lit 1799
Great Point Lighthouse
First lit 1769
Long Island Head Lighthouse
First lit 1819
Marblehead Lighthouse
First lit 1835
Monomoy Point Lighthouse
First lit 1823 · Seen by boat or from shore
Sankaty Head Lighthouse
First lit 1850
Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse
First lit 1818
The Graves Lighthouse
First lit 1903
West Chop Lighthouse
First lit 1891 · Private, not open
Bird Island Lighthouse
First lit 1819 · Grounds open
Bishop and Clerks Lighthouse
First lit 1858 · Seen by boat or from shore
Borden Flats Lighthouse
First lit 1875 · Overnight stays
Butler Flats Lighthouse
First lit 1898 · Grounds open
Buzzards Bay Entrance Lighthouse
First lit 1961 · Seen by boat or from shore
Clarks Point Lighthouse
First lit 1797 · Grounds open
Cleveland East Ledge Lighthouse
First lit 1943 · Seen by boat or from shore
Deer Island Lighthouse
First lit 1890
Derby Wharf Lighthouse
First lit 1871 · Grounds open
Duxbury Pier Lighthouse
First lit 1871
Eastern Point Lighthouse
First lit 1833 · Private, not open
Fort Pickering Lighthouse
First lit 1871
Hospital Point Range Front Lighthouse
First lit 1871 · Open to visitors
Hospital Point Range Rear Lighthouse
First lit 1927
Ipswich Range Lights
First lit 1838 · Grounds open
Long Point Lighthouse
First lit 1827 · Grounds open
Nantucket Cliff Range Lights
First lit 1838 · Private, not open
Nantucket Harbor Range Lights
First lit 1908
Ned Point Lighthouse
First lit 1838
Newburyport Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1788
Nobska Lighthouse
First lit 1828
Old Scituate Lighthouse
First lit 1811 · Open to visitors
Palmer Island Lighthouse
First lit 1849
Plymouth Lighthouse
First lit 1768
Sandy Neck Lighthouse
First lit 1826
Stage Harbor Lighthouse
First lit 1880 · Private, not open
Ten Pound Island Lighthouse
First lit 1821
West Dennis Lighthouse
First lit 1855 · Overnight stays
Wing's Neck Lighthouse
First lit 1848
Wood End Lighthouse
First lit 1864
Billingsgate Island Lighthouse
First lit 1822 · Seen by boat or from shore
Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights
First lit 1903
Dumpling Rocks Lighthouse
First lit 1889
Egg Rock Lighthouse
First lit 1856
Lovells Island Range Lights
First lit 1903
Mayo Beach Lighthouse
First lit 1837 · Private, not open
Newburyport Harbor Front Range Lighthouse
First lit 1873
Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse
First lit 1873 · Private, not open
Point Gammon Lighthouse
Private, not open
Spectacle Island Range Lights
First lit 1897
Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse
First lit 1835
Three Sisters of Nauset
Open to visitors
Fairhaven Bridge Lighthouse
First lit 1888
Falmouth Inner Lighthouse
Massachusetts
Hyannis Rear Range Lighthouse
First lit 1849 · Private, not open
Nantucket Beacon
First lit 1794
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