Spectacle Island Range Lights
Massachusetts
Spectacle Island Range Lights is a range light in Massachusetts, first lit in 1897. It was deactivated in 1913. The nearest other lighthouse is Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights, 0.1 mi away.
Spectacle Island Range Lights at a glance
First lit
1897
Deactivated 1913
Nearest lighthouse
Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights
0.1 mi away
Lighthouses in Massachusetts
68
on the map
Location
Massachusetts
42.328, -70.985
About Spectacle Island Range Lights
The Spectacle Island Range Lights were a pair of range lights on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor. They were established in 1897 and discontinued in 1913 after changes in the entrance channels to the harbor made them obsolete.
Spectacle Island Range Lights sits at 42.3278, -70.9847 in Massachusetts. The closest other lighthouses are Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights (0.1 mi), Long Island Head Lighthouse (1.4 mi) and Deer Island Lighthouse (1.7 mi). Massachusetts has 68 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Spectacle Island Range Lights
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Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights
0.1 mi away
Long Island Head Lighthouse
1.4 mi away
Deer Island Lighthouse
1.7 mi away
Lovells Island Range Lights
2.8 mi away
Boston Lighthouse
4.8 mi away
The Graves Lighthouse
6.5 mi away
Also close to Spectacle Island Range Lights: Egg Rock Lighthouse 8.5 mi · Minot's Ledge Lighthouse 12 mi · Derby Wharf Lighthouse 14 mi · Marblehead Lighthouse 14 mi · Fort Pickering Lighthouse 15 mi · Old Scituate Lighthouse 16 mi · Hospital Point Range Rear Lighthouse 16 mi · Hospital Point Range Front Lighthouse 16 mi
Questions about Spectacle Island Range Lights
Where is Spectacle Island Range Lights?
Spectacle Island Range Lights is in Massachusetts, at 42.3278, -70.9847. The nearest other lighthouse is Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights, 0.1 mi away.
When was Spectacle Island Range Lights built?
Spectacle Island Range Lights was first lit in 1897. It was deactivated in 1913.
What lighthouses are near Spectacle Island Range Lights?
The closest are Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights (0.1 mi), Long Island Head Lighthouse (1.4 mi) and Deer Island Lighthouse (1.7 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Spectacle Island Range Lights (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.