WayfarrowBishop and Clerks Light
Lighthouse · Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Bishop and Clerks Light is a lighthouse in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 21 of them in Barnstable County.
Its light sits 46 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 14 nautical miles; it was deactivated in 1928.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1858 granite tower was turned off in 1928 and blown up by the Coast Guard on September 11, 1952. Only a small modern light tower now sits on the original base. It stands at 41.5743° N, 70.2501° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 46 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Range | 14 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1928 |
| Coordinates | 41.57426, -70.25006 |
Nearby places
- Point Gammon Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 2.6 mi
- Hyannis Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 4.7 mi
- West Dennis Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 6.8 mi
- Sandy Neck Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 10.4 mi
- Monomoy Point Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 13.3 mi
- Stage Harbor Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 14.9 mi
- Stage Harbor Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15 mi
- Cape Poge Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 15 mi
- Great Point Lightlighthouse · Nantucket County · 16.5 mi
- Chatham Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 16.9 mi
- East Chop Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 17.9 mi
- Edgartown Harbor Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 18.2 mi
Questions
Where is Bishop and Clerks Light?
Bishop and Clerks Light is in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at 41.5743, -70.2501.
How many lighthouses are in Barnstable County?
Barnstable County, Massachusetts has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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