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Lighthouses in the United States
This United States has hundreds of lighthouses as well as light towers, range lights, and pierhead lights. Michigan has the most lighthouses of any state with over 130. Door County, Wisconsin has the most of any county, with 10. See also: Lightvessels in the United States, lightvessel, List of lighthouses and lightvessels, Destroyed Lighthouses in the United States
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Alabama
- Mobile Bay Lighthouse , Mobile
- Mobile Bay Middle Ground Lighthouse , Mobile Bay
- Sand Island Lighthouse, Sand Island
Alaska
- Mary Island Lighthouse , Mary Island
- Tree Point Lighthouse , Tree Point
Arizona
- Buffalo Lighthouse Replica , Lake Havasu
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Replica , Lake Havasu
- West Quoddy Head Lighthouse Replica , Lake Havasu
California
Connecticut
- Falkner Island Lighthouse , Guilford
Florida
- Key West Lighthouse , Key West
Georgia
- Cockspur Island Lighthouse , near Savannah
- Cumberland Island Lighthouse , Cumberland Island
- St. Simon's Island Lighthouse , St. Simon's Island
- Sapelo Island Lighthouse , Darien
- Tybee Island Lighthouse , Tybee Island
Hawaii
- Aloha Tower, Honolulu Harbor
- Makap'uu Point Lighthouse , Makap'uu Point
Louisiana
- Madisonville, Louisiana
- Pontchartrain Beach , New Orleans
- Sabine Pass Lighthouse, located at the entrance to Sabine Lake in Cameron Parish (Lighthouse Website)
Maine
- Cape Elizabeth Light , Cape Elizabeth
- Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth
- Seguin Light , Georgetown
- Wood Island Light , Biddeford Pool
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Gay Head Light , Martha's Vineyard
- Highland Light , North Truro , Cape Cod
- Minot's Ledge Lighthouse , Scituate
- Old Scituate Light , Scituate
- Race Point , Provincetown, Cape Cod
Michigan
The Michigan.gov website has a Map of Michigan Lighthouses in PDF Format.
- Alpena Light Station , Alpena
- Au Sable Lighthouse
- Beaver Island Harbor Lighthouse , northern end of Beaver Island
- Beaver Island Head Lighthouse , southern tip of Beaver Island
- Bete Grise Lightouse
- Big Bay Point Lighthouse
- Big Sable Lighthouse , north of Ludington, Michigan
- Cedar River Lighthouse
- Charity Island Light
- Charlevoix Lighthouse , Charlevoix, Michigan
- Cheboygan Crib Light
- Cheboygan River Light
- Copper Harbor Lighthouse , Copper Harbor, Michigan
- Copper Harbor Front Range Light , Copper Harbor, Michigan
- Copper Harbor Rear Range Light , Copper Harbor, Michigan
- Crisp Point Light Station
- De Tour Reef Lighthouse
- Detroit Lighthouse
- Detroit River Light
- Eagle Harbor Lighthouse , Eagle Harbor, Michigan
- Eagle Harbor Rear Range Light , Eagle Harbor, Michigan
- Eagle River Lighthouse , Eagle River, Michigan
- Fort Gratiot Lighthouse , Port Huron, Michigan
- Forty Mile Point Lighthouse
- Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse
- Fourteen Mile Lighthouse
- Frankfort Lighthouse , Frankfort, Michigan
- Gravelly Shoal Light
- Gull Rock Lighthouse
- Grand Haven Lighthouse , Grand Haven, Michigan
- Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse
- Grand Island Harbor Lighthouse
- Grand Island North Lighthouse
- Grand Marais Inner Light
- Grand Marais Outer Light
- Grand Traverse Light , Northport, Michigan
- Granite Island Lighthouse
- Gray's Reef Light , offshore, east of Beaver Island
- Grosse Ile Light
- Harbor Beach Light
- Holland Harbor Light, (Big Red) Holland, Michigan
- Huron Island Lighthouse
- Isle Royale Lighthouse , Isle Royale National Park
- Keweenaw Waterway Lighthouse
- Lake St. Clair Light
- Lansing Shoal Light , offshore northwest of Beaver Island
- Little Sable Point Lighthouse , south of Pentwater, Michigan
- Little Traverse Lighthouse
- Ludington Lighthouse , Ludington, Michigan
- Mackinac Point Lighthouse , Mackinaw City, Michigan
- Mama Juda Lighthouse , destroyed, Detroit River, Detroit
- Manistee Lighthouse , Manistee, Michigan
- Manistique East Breakwater Light , Manistique, Michigan
- Manitou Island Lighthouse
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
- Marquette Breakwater Lighthouse
- Martin Reef Lighthouse
- McGulpin's Lighthouse
- Menominee Pier Lighthouse
- Middle Island Light
- Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse
- Mission Point Lighthouse
- Munising Front Range Light
- Munising Rear Range Light
- Muskegon Breakwater Lighthouse , Muskegon, Michigan
- Muskegon Pier Lighthouse , Muskegon, Michigan
- New Presque Isle Lighthouse , Presque Isle, Michigan
- Ninth District Lighthouse
- North Manitou Shoal , offshore east of North Manitou Island
- Old Mission Point Lighthouse, deactivated, Peninsula Township, Michigan in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- Old Presque Isle Lighthouse , Presque Isle, Michigan
- Ontonagon Lighthouse
- Ontonagon Harbor Lighthouse
- Passage Island Lighthouse , Isle Royale National Park
- Peche Island Light
- Peninsula Point Lighthouse
- Pipe Island Lighthouse
- Poe Reef Lighthouse
- Point Betsie Lighthouse , Frankfort, Michigan
- Point Iroquis Lighthouse
- Pointe aux Barques Light
- Port Austin Light
- Port Sanilac Light
- Portage River Lighthouse
- Poverty Island Lighthouse , Poverty Island south of Fairport, Michigan
- Presque Isle Harbor Light
- Presque Isle Front Range Light
- Presque Isle Rear Range Light
- Rock of Ages Lighthouse , Isle Royale National Park
- Rock Harbor Lighthouse , Isle Royale National Park
- Round Island Lighthouse
- Round Island Passage Lighthouse
- Round Island St. Mary's River Lighthouse
- Round Island Rear Light
- Saginaw River Light
- St. Clair Flats Front Range Light
- St. Clair Flats Rear Range Light
- St. Helena Island Lighthouse , west of the Straits of Mackinac
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse , St. Joseph, Michigan
- St. Martin Island Lighthouse
- Sand Hills Lighthouse
- Sand Point Lighthouse
- Saugatuck Lighthouse , Saugatuck, Michigan
- Seul Choix Lighthouse , Gulliver, Michigan
- Skillagalee Island Lighthouse , Skillagalee Island
- South Fox Island Lighthouse , South Fox Island
- South Haven Lighthouse , South Haven, Michigan
- South Manitou Island Lighthouse , part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Sturgeon Point Light
- Spectacle Reef Lighthouse
- Squaw Island Lighhouse, Squaw Island
- Stannard Rock Lighthouse
- Tawas Point Lighthouse
- Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse
- Wagoshaunce Lighthouse
- Whitefish Point Lighthouse
- White River Lighthouse , Whitehall, Michigan
- White Shoal Light , west of Mackinaw City, Michigan
- William Livingstone Memorial Light
- Windmill Point Light
Mississippi
- Biloxi Lighthouse , Biloxi
- Cat Island Lighthosue , Cat Island
- Round Island Lighthouse , Pascagoula
- Ship Island Lighthouse , Ship Island
New Jersey
- Absecon Lighthouse , Atlantic City
- Barnegat Lighthouse , Barnegat Beach
- Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May
- Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, Hereford Inlet
- Navesink Twin Lights , Navesink
- Sea Girt Lighthouse , Sea Girt
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse, Sandy Hook
New York
- Little Red Lighthouse (Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse), Manhattan
North Carolina
- Currituck Beach Lighthouse Corolla Beach, Outer Banks
- Bodie Island Lighthouse Bodie Island, Outer Banks
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Hatteras island, Outer Banks
- Ocracoke Island Lighthouse Ocracoke Island, Outer Banks
- Bald Head Lighthouse Cape Fear River Inlet
- Cape Lookout Lighthouse Cape Lookout, Outer Banks
Oregon
- Tillamook Rock Lighthouse , used as a columbarium; in a National Wildlife Refuge (more information)
- Cape Meares Lighthouse, located in an Oregon State Park
- Yaquina Head Lighthouse, open to the public (more information)
- Yaquina Bay Lighthouse , located in an Oregon State Recreation Site
- Heceta Head Lighthouse , located in an Oregon State Scenic Viewpoint
- Umpqua River Lighthouse , open to the public (more information)
- Cape Arago Lighthouse , closed to the public (more information)
- Coquille River Lighthouse , located in Oregon's Bullards Beach State Park
- Cape Blanco Lighthouse , located in an Oregon State Park
Pennsylvania
- Erie Land Lighthouse , Erie
- Presque Isle Lighthouse , Presque Isle
- Turtle Rock Lighthouse , Philadelphia
Texas
- Port Isabel Lighthouse , across the causeway from South Padre Island in Port Isabel, Texas (more information)
- Point Bolivar Lighthouse, located at entrance to Galveston Bay.
- Matagorda Island Lighthouse, located at entrace to Matagorda Bay (more information)
Vermont
- Burlington Harbor Breakwater Lighthouses (replicas) , Burlington
- Colchester Reef Lighthouse , formerly Lake Champlain, relocated to the Shelbourne Museum
- Isle La Motte Lighthouse , Lake Champlain
- Juniper Island Lighthouse , Lake Champlain
Virginia
- Assateague Lighthouse , Assateague
- Cape Charles Lighthouse , Cape Charles
- Cape Henry Lighthouse (old) , Virginia Beach
- Cape Henry Lighthouse (new) , Virginia Beach
- Jones Point Lighthouse, Alexandria
- Newport News Middle Ground Lighthouse , Newport News
- New Point Comfort Lighthouse , Mathews
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse , Newport News
- Smith Point Lighthouse , Smith Point
- Wolf Trap Lighthouse , Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Wisconsin
- Algoma Lighthouse , Algoma
- Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse , Ashland
- Baileys Harbor Lighthouse , Baileys Harbor
- Baileys Harbor Range Lights , Baileys Harbor
- Cana Island Lighthouse , near Baileys Harbor
- Chambers Island Lighthouse , Chambers Island
- Devils Island Lighthouse , Apostle Islands
- Eagle Bluff Lighthouse , Fish Creek
- Fond du Lac Lighthouse , Fond du Lac
- Government Lighthouse , Kenosha
- Kenosha Southport Lighthouse , Kenosha
- Kewaunee Pier Lighthouse , Kewaunee
- La Pointe Lighthouse , Apostle Islands
- Long Tail Point Lighthouse , Green Bay
- Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse , Manitowoc
- Michigan Island Ligthouse , Apostle Islands
- Neenah Lighthouse , Neenah
- North Point Lighthouse , Milwaukee
- Outer Island Lighthouse , Apostle Islands
- Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse , Peshtigo
- Pilot Island Lighthouse , near Gills Rock
- Plum Island Lighthouse , near Gills Rock
- Port Washington Lighthouse , Port Washington
- Raspberry Island Lighthouse , Apostle Islands
- Rawley Point Lighthouse , Manitowoc County
- Rock Island Lighthouse , Rock Island
- Rockwell Lighthouse , Oshkosh
- Sand Island Lighthouse , Apostle Islands
- Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse , Sheboygan
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse , Lake Michigan
- Sturgeon Bay Canal Station , Sturgeon Bay
- Two Rivers Lighthouse , Two Rivers
- Wind Point Lighthouse , Racine
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse , Superior
External links
Detailed list of lights List of Oregon Lighthouses
Last updated: 01-21-2005 08:06:25