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Dumpling Rocks Light

Lighthouse · Bristol County, Massachusetts

Petty Officer 1st Class David Skena climbs a structure to replace an outdated 155 millimeter lantern with a self-contained LED Caramanah light, Sunday, March 1,
Petty Officer 1st Class David Skena climbs a structure to replace an outdated 155 millimeter lantern with a self-contained LED Caramanah light, Sunday, March 1, · Coast Guard / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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

Its light sits 52 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl G 6s (a green flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 8 nautical miles; it guards Buzzards Bay.

Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1889–1890 wooden lighthouse was wrecked by the 1938 hurricane and removed. A steel skeleton tower now shows the light, and sources disagree on when it went up (1940 or 1942). It stands at 41.5383° N, 70.9214° W.

Key facts

Focal height52 ft
Light characteristicFl G 6s
Range8 nautical miles
Body of waterBuzzards Bay
Coordinates41.53828, -70.92142

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Questions

Where is Dumpling Rocks Light?

Dumpling Rocks Light is in Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 41.5383, -70.9214.

How many lighthouses are in Bristol County?

Bristol County, Massachusetts has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.