Fort Pickering Light

Fort Pickering Light is a lighthouse in Essex County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 19 of them in Essex County.

It was built in 1871, in the late 19th century, making it the 18th oldest of the 50 in Massachusetts with a recorded construction date; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds); it was deactivated in 1969.

Status check, 2026-11: The original 1871 cast-iron, brick-lined tower was shut off in 1969 and relit by the City of Salem in 1983. Height is null because the commonly cited 28 ft is the height of the light above sea level, not the tower, and only one source gives a 32-ft tower height. It carries the heritage designation National Register of Historic Places contributing property. It stands at 42.5265° N, 70.8665° W.

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