List of lighthouses in the United States

This is a list of lighthouses in the United States. The United States has had approximately a thousand lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 150 past and present lights. Lighthouses that are in former U.S. territories are not listed here.

Most of the lights in the United States have been built and maintained by the Coast Guard (since 1939) and its predecessors, the United States Lighthouse Service (1910–1939) and the United States Lighthouse Board (1852–1910). Before the Lighthouse Board was established, local collectors of customs were responsible for lighthouses under Stephen Pleasonton. As their importance to navigation has declined and as public interest in them has increased, the Coast Guard has been handing over ownership and in some cases responsibility for running them to other parties, the chief of them being the National Park Service under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000.


 * Note: Click on the state of your choice in the tables below to link you to lighthouses in that state.

New Hampshire
The state of New Hampshire only has two lighthouses, both of which are located along the Atlantic coastline.

Vermont

 * Note: All entries here show the current tower's status; more details can be found in the lighthouse articles.

Colorado
The state of Colorado has only one lighthouse, the Dillon Reservoir Lighthouse, also known as the Lake Dillon Lighthouse. It is located in the Dillon Reservoir (also referred to as Lake Dillon) in Summit County, Colorado. Although the exact completion date of the 26-foot tall tower is unknown, it was constructed along with the reservoir itself, which was completed in 1963. The lake is at an elevation of 9017 ft (2748 m), making this the highest elevation lighthouse in the U.S.

Nebraska
The state of Nebraska has at least two faux lighthouses which were first lit in 1939. There is no evidence that either were used for navigational purposes as the state has no large bodies of water that would require the need. Linoma Lighthouse is located on a privately owned recreation area which was developed around an artificial lake, while Lake Minatare Lighthouse was "built to simulate a lighthouse". Also of note is a faux lighthouse called Rock Garden Lighthouse (not listed below), located in Kearney.

United States Minor Outlying Islands
This table lists lighthouses that are in insular areas of the United States. All of the islands listed below are uninhabited, and have not been formerly incorporated into the country.

General

 * Lighthouses in the National Park System
 * Lighthouse Friends
 * a comprehensive international listing maintained by Russ Rowlett
 * Inventory of Historic Light Stations from the National Park Service
 * Interactive map of lighthouses all over the country
 * Lighthouses in the National Park System
 * Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) U.S. LIGHTHOUSES BY STATE
 * Lighthouses: An Administrative History
 * Historical Landmarks - United States Lighthouses
 * Historical Landmarks - United States Lighthouses

Great Lakes

 * Wisconsin Historical Society, antique photographs of Wisconsin lighthouses
 * Terry Pepper on lighthouses of the Western Great Lakes
 * Bibliography on Michigan and other lighthouses
 * A more comprehensive (and interactive with geographic locations) listing of Michigan lighthouses and museums, complete with pictures and descriptions
 * Detroit News, interactive map on Michigan lighthouses
 * Map of Michigan Lighthouse in PDF format
 * Wagner, John L. Beacons Shining in the Night, Michigan Lighthouse Bibliography, Chronology, History, Keepers Lives, and Photographs, Clarke Historical Library, Central, Michigan University