WayfarrowBillingsgate Island Light
Lighthouse · Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Billingsgate Island Light is a lighthouse in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 21 of them in Barnstable County.
The light characteristic is recorded as F W (a steady light); it was deactivated in 1915; the structure is built of brick.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The station dates from 1822, but the tower that replaced the first one in 1858 was abandoned in 1915 and toppled in a storm on Dec 26, 1915; the island was completely underwater by 1942. It stands at 41.8717° N, 70.0690° W.
Key facts
| Light characteristic | F W |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1915 |
| Material | brick |
| Coordinates | 41.87167, -70.06899 |
Nearby places
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- Camp Mar Velghost town · Barnstable County · 4.8 mi
- Three Sisters of Nausetlighthouse · Barnstable County · 5.8 mi
- Le Count Hollowghost town · Barnstable County · 5.9 mi
- Nauset Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 6 mi
- Truro Stationghost town · Barnstable County · 8.3 mi
- Highland Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 11.6 mi
- Long Pointghost town · Barnstable County · 12 mi
- Wood End Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 12.2 mi
- Long Point Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 12.3 mi
- Sandy Neck Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15 mi
- Chatham Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15.2 mi
Questions
Where is Billingsgate Island Light?
Billingsgate Island Light is in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at 41.8717, -70.0690.
How many lighthouses are in Barnstable County?
Barnstable County, Massachusetts has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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