WayfarrowDumpling Rocks Light
Lighthouse · Bristol County, Massachusetts
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 F WR; it guards Buzzards Bay; it was deactivated in 1942.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1889 wooden lighthouse was badly damaged in the 1938 hurricane and later removed. A steel skeleton tower now holds the light, and sources disagree on whether it went up in 1940 or 1942. It stands at 41.5383° N, 70.9214° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 52 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | F WR |
| Deactivated | 1942 |
| Body of water | Buzzards Bay |
| Coordinates | 41.53828, -70.92142 |
Nearby places
- Dumpling Rocks Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 0 mi
- Clarks Point Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 3.9 mi
- Butler Flats Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 4.7 mi
- Palmer Island Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 6.2 mi
- Fairhaven Bridge Lightlighthouse · Bristol County · 7 mi
- Cuttyhunk Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 8.7 mi
- Acushnet Stationghost town · Bristol County · 9.5 mi
- Tarpaulin Cove Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 9.8 mi
- Ned Point Lightlighthouse · Plymouth County · 10.1 mi
- Buzzards Bay Entrance Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 11.4 mi
- Cleveland East Ledge Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 13.4 mi
- Nobska Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 13.8 mi
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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