WayfarrowNantucket Reef Range Front Light
Lighthouse · Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Nantucket Reef Range Front Light is a lighthouse in Nantucket County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Nantucket County.
It was built in 1908, in the early 20th century, making it the 48th oldest of the 50 in Massachusetts with a recorded construction date; its light sits 35 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Q W; the structure is built of structural wood.
Status check, 2026-11: This is the 1908 skeleton-tower front light of the Nantucket Harbor Range on Brant Point and is still active. The only height I found (30 ft) comes from Wikipedia alone, so I left it unconfirmed. It stands at 41.2899° N, 70.0922° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 35 ft |
| Light characteristic | Q W |
| Material | structural wood |
| Coordinates | 41.28989, -70.09222 |
Nearby places
- Nantucket Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Nantucket County · 0 mi
- Brant Point Lightlighthouse · Nantucket County · 0.1 mi
- Nantucket Harbor Range Lightslighthouse · 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 · 2.8 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 · 5.6 mi
Questions
Where is Nantucket Reef Range Front Light?
Nantucket Reef Range Front Light is in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, at 41.2899, -70.0922.
How many lighthouses are in Nantucket County?
Nantucket County, Massachusetts has 8 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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