Deer Island Lighthouse
Massachusetts
Deer Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Massachusetts, first lit in 1890. Its official name is Deer Island Light. The tower stands 33 feet tall. The nearest other lighthouse is Long Island Head Lighthouse, 0.7 mi away.
Deer Island Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1890
Tower height
33 ft
Light 52 ft above water
Official name
Deer Island Light
Built of
Steel
About Deer Island Lighthouse
Deer Island Light is a lighthouse in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The actual light is 53 feet (16 m) above Mean High Water.
Deer Island Lighthouse sits at 42.3398, -70.9545 in Massachusetts. The closest other lighthouses are Long Island Head Lighthouse (0.7 mi), Lovells Island Range Lights (1.3 mi) and Spectacle Island Range Lights (1.7 mi). Massachusetts has 68 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Deer Island Lighthouse
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Long Island Head Lighthouse
0.7 mi away
Lovells Island Range Lights
1.3 mi away
Spectacle Island Range Lights
1.7 mi away
Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights
1.8 mi away
Boston Lighthouse
3.4 mi away
The Graves Lighthouse
4.7 mi away
Also close to Deer Island Lighthouse: Egg Rock Lighthouse 7.1 mi · Minot's Ledge Lighthouse 11 mi · Derby Wharf Lighthouse 13 mi · Marblehead Lighthouse 13 mi · Fort Pickering Lighthouse 14 mi · Hospital Point Range Rear Lighthouse 15 mi · Hospital Point Range Front Lighthouse 15 mi · Old Scituate Lighthouse 15 mi
Questions about Deer Island Lighthouse
Where is Deer Island Lighthouse?
Deer Island Lighthouse is in Massachusetts, at 42.3398, -70.9545. The nearest other lighthouse is Long Island Head Lighthouse, 0.7 mi away.
When was Deer Island Lighthouse built?
Deer Island Lighthouse was first lit in 1890.
How tall is Deer Island Lighthouse?
The tower is 33 feet (10 m) tall, and its light sits 52 feet above the water.
What lighthouses are near Deer Island Lighthouse?
The closest are Long Island Head Lighthouse (0.7 mi), Lovells Island Range Lights (1.3 mi) and Spectacle Island Range Lights (1.7 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Deer Island Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.