WayfarrowCuttyhunk Light
Lighthouse · Dukes County, Massachusetts
Cuttyhunk Light is a lighthouse in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Dukes County.
The light characteristic is recorded as Q W, with a range of about 8 nautical miles; it was deactivated in 2005.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1823 stone tower was torn down in 1860 and the 1891 tower was demolished in 1947 after hurricane damage; the skeletal tower that replaced it was shut down in 2005 and, per Lighthousefriends, removed; only a stone oil house remains (the record's 1823 date is the station's founding year). It stands at 41.4142° N, 70.9497° W.
Key facts
| Light characteristic | Q W |
|---|---|
| Range | 8 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 2005 |
| Coordinates | 41.41417, -70.94972 |
Nearby places
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- Dumpling Rocks Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 8.7 mi
- Dumpling Rocks Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 8.7 mi
- Tarpaulin Cove Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 10.7 mi
- Clarks Point Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 12.6 mi
- Sakonnet Lightlighthouse · Newport County · 13.4 mi
- Butler Flats Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 13.4 mi
- Palmer Island Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 14.9 mi
- Fairhaven Bridge Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 15.7 mi
- Nobska Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 16.7 mi
- Acushnet Stationghost town · Bristol County · 18.1 mi
Questions
Where is Cuttyhunk Light?
Cuttyhunk Light is in Dukes County, Massachusetts, at 41.4142, -70.9497.
How many lighthouses are in Dukes County?
Dukes County, Massachusetts has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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