WayfarrowHyannis Rear Range Light
Lighthouse · Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Hyannis Rear Range Light is a lighthouse in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 21 of them in Barnstable County.
It was built in 1849, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 7th oldest of the 50 in Massachusetts with a recorded construction date; it was deactivated in 1929.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1849 brick tower (the original Hyannis Harbor/South Hyannis Light) is now a private home and has been inactive since 1929. Its lantern was removed and a replacement added in 1987. Height is left null because sources give 19 ft (to the lantern center) or 20 ft. It stands at 41.6363° N, 70.2885° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1849 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1929 |
| Coordinates | 41.63628, -70.28850 |
Nearby places
- Point Gammon Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 2.2 mi
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- Sandy Neck Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 6 mi
- West Dennis Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 6.3 mi
- Stage Harbor Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15.8 mi
- Stage Harbor Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15.8 mi
- Monomoy Point Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 16.2 mi
- Cape Poge Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 17.2 mi
- Chatham Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 17.7 mi
- Falmouth Inner Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 17.8 mi
- East Chop Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 18.4 mi
- West Chop Lightlighthouse · Dukes County · 19.5 mi
Questions
Where is Hyannis Rear Range Light?
Hyannis Rear Range Light is in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at 41.6363, -70.2885.
How many lighthouses are in Barnstable County?
Barnstable County, Massachusetts has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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