Borden Flats Light

Borden Flats Light is a lighthouse in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Bristol County.

It was built in 1881, in the late 19th century, making it the 33rd oldest of the 50 in Massachusetts with a recorded construction date; its light sits 46 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 2.5s (a white flash every 2.5 seconds), with a range of about 11 nautical miles; the structure is built of cast iron.

Status check, 2026-11: This cast-iron sparkplug tower was first lit on October 1, 1881. The record's 1875 is the date of an earlier beacon that was discontinued in 1881. Sources give the height as 48 ft (USCG, Wikipedia) or 50 ft (Cyberlights, us-lighthouses.com), so it is left null. Borden Flats Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.7044° N, 71.1744° W.

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