WayfarrowClarks Point Light
Lighthouse · Bristol County, Massachusetts
Clarks Point 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 1869, in the Civil War era, making it the 17th oldest of the 50 in Massachusetts with a recorded construction date; its light sits 69 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F W (a steady light), with a range of about 9 nautical miles; it was deactivated in 1898.
Status check, 2026-11: The station dates from 1797, but the current tower was built on top of the Fort Taber walls in 1869. The old 1804 stone tower was torn down in 1906, and the city rebuilt the wooden upper part and relit the light in 2001. It stands at 41.5932° N, 70.9013° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 69 ft |
| Light characteristic | F W |
| Range | 9 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1898 |
| Coordinates | 41.59318, -70.90135 |
Nearby places
- Butler Flats Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 0.8 mi
- Palmer Island Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 2.4 mi
- Fairhaven Bridge Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 3.3 mi
- Dumpling Rocks Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 3.9 mi
- Dumpling Rocks Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 3.9 mi
- Acushnet Stationghost town · Bristol County · 6 mi
- Ned Point Lightlighthouse · Plymouth County · 6.8 mi
- Bird Island Lightlighthouse · Plymouth County · 10.9 mi
- Cleveland East Ledge Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 11 mi
- Tarpaulin Cove Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 11.4 mi
- Cuttyhunk Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 12.6 mi
- Nobska Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 13.7 mi
Questions
Where is Clarks Point Light?
Clarks Point Light is in Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 41.5932, -70.9013.
How many lighthouses are in Bristol County?
Bristol County, Massachusetts has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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