WayfarrowEgg Rock Light
Lighthouse · Essex County, Massachusetts
Egg Rock Light is a lighthouse in Essex County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 19 of them in Essex County.
The light characteristic is recorded as F R (a steady light); it was deactivated in 1922.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1856 lighthouse burned in 1897 and was rebuilt with a 34-ft brick tower, which was shut off in 1922. In 1927 the buildings were removed (the house fell into the sea while being moved), and the island is now a bird sanctuary. It stands at 42.4333° N, 70.8981° W.
Key facts
| Light characteristic | F R |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1922 |
| Coordinates | 42.43333, -70.89806 |
Nearby places
- The Graves Lightlighthouse · Plymouth County · 5 mi
- Derby Wharf Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 5.8 mi
- Marblehead Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 6 mi
- Fort Pickering Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 6.6 mi
- Deer Island Lightlighthouse · Suffolk County · 7.1 mi
- Lovells Island Range Lightslighthouse · Suffolk County · 7.2 mi
- Boston Lightlighthouse · Plymouth County · 7.3 mi
- Long Island Head Lightlighthouse · Suffolk County · 7.8 mi
- Hospital Point Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 8 mi
- Fort Winthropghost town · Suffolk County · 8.1 mi
- Hospital Point Range Front Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 8.1 mi
- Spectacle Island Range Lightslighthouse · Suffolk County · 8.5 mi
Questions
Where is Egg Rock Light?
Egg Rock Light is in Essex County, Massachusetts, at 42.4333, -70.8981.
How many lighthouses are in Essex County?
Essex County, Massachusetts has 19 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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