WayfarrowIpswich Range Rear Light
Lighthouse · Essex County, Massachusetts
Ipswich Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Essex County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 19 of them in Essex County.
Its light sits 30 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Oc W 4s (a white light that briefly goes dark every 4 seconds), with a range of about 5 nautical miles; the structure is built of cast iron.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1881 cast-iron rear range tower was moved by barge to Edgartown in 1939 and is now Edgartown Harbor Light; only a skeleton tower replaced it at Ipswich. It stands at 42.6852° N, 70.7662° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 30 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Oc W 4s |
| Range | 5 nautical miles |
| Material | cast iron |
| Coordinates | 42.68520, -70.76620 |
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Questions
Where is Ipswich Range Rear Light?
Ipswich Range Rear Light is in Essex County, Massachusetts, at 42.6852, -70.7662.
How many lighthouses are in Essex County?
Essex County, Massachusetts has 19 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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