WayfarrowNantucket Range Rear Light
Lighthouse · Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Nantucket Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Nantucket County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Nantucket County.
Its light sits 51 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F W (a steady light); the structure is built of structural wood.
Status check, 2026-11: This is the rear light of the Nantucket Harbor range, active since 1908 on a pyramidal skeleton tower with a red-and-white striped daymark, not a traditional lighthouse; I couldn't confirm when the current tower was built or its height (only Wikipedia gives 46 ft). It stands at 41.2893° N, 70.0919° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 51 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | F W |
| Material | structural wood |
| Coordinates | 41.28930, -70.09190 |
Nearby places
- Nantucket Harbor Range Lightslighthouse · Nantucket County · 0 mi
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- Brant Point Lightlighthouse · Nantucket County · 0.1 mi
- Nantucket Cliff Range Lightslighthouse · Nantucket County · 0.8 mi
- Nantucket Beaconlighthouse · Nantucket County · 1.5 mi
- North Pastureghost town · Nantucket County · 2.6 mi
- South Pastureghost town · Nantucket County · 2.7 mi
- The Plainsghost town · Nantucket County · 3.6 mi
- Maddequetghost town · Nantucket County · 4 mi
- Middle Pastureghost town · Nantucket County · 4.1 mi
- Head of Plainsghost town · Nantucket County · 5 mi
- South East Quarterghost town · Nantucket County · 5.5 mi
Questions
Where is Nantucket Range Rear Light?
Nantucket Range Rear Light is in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, at 41.2893, -70.0919.
How many lighthouses are in Nantucket County?
Nantucket County, Massachusetts has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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