Lighthouses Map: 765 US Lighthouses on One Map

765 lighthouses across the United States on one live map, from Maine to Hawaii, the Great Lakes to Puerto Rico. Filter by state or by the year each was first lit.

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This map shows 765 lighthouses in the United States: every US lighthouse with its own Wikipedia article. Zoom into any coast, search for a lighthouse or a town, or open Filters to pick a state or a range of years. Each lighthouse links to its full history.

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What the map shows

  • Michigan has the most, by a wide margin: 104. Its Great Lakes shoreline is dotted with harbor, pier and reef lights, and Wisconsin (47) and New York (76, many on Lakes Erie and Ontario) add many more.
  • New England is lighthouse country: Maine (66), Massachusetts (64), Rhode Island (26) and Connecticut (23) have 179 between them.
  • Boston Light is the oldest station, first lit in 1716. Tybee Island (1736), Beavertail (1749) and New London Harbor (1760) follow.
  • Lighthouses aren't only on the ocean: there are lighthouses on Lake Champlain in Vermont, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, and even on Lake Minatare in western Nebraska.
  • Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have their own historic lights, including El Morro in San Juan.
State Lighthouses
Michigan 104
New York 76
Maine 66
Massachusetts 64
Wisconsin 47
California 44
Maryland 34
Florida 32

Every lighthouse, with its coordinates and a link to its history, is in the spreadsheet of all 765, free to download.

How this map was made

The lighthouses come from Wikidata, the structured database behind Wikipedia: every lighthouse in the United States that has its own English Wikipedia article and isn't recorded as destroyed or demolished. Positions are the ones in those articles; we checked a sample of well-known lights (Portland Head, Cape Hatteras, Montauk Point and others) against their known locations. The year first lit is shown where it's recorded, for about four in five lighthouses. Some are active aids to navigation, others are museums or private homes, so check before you visit.

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How many lighthouses are in the United States?

This map shows 765 that are notable enough to have their own Wikipedia article. Counts of every historic light station, including small and lost ones, run higher.

Which state has the most lighthouses?

Michigan, with 104 on this map, thanks to its Great Lakes shoreline. New York has 76 and Maine 66.

What is the oldest lighthouse in the US?

Boston Light, on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor, first lit in 1716. The current tower dates from 1783.

Can I visit these lighthouses?

Many are open as museums or parks, but some are active Coast Guard lights, on private land or reachable only by boat. Open a lighthouse on the map for its history and check before you go.

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