Palmer Island Light

Palmer Island Light is a lighthouse in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Bristol 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; the tower stands about 24 feet tall (35th tallest of 36 measured in Massachusetts); its light sits 43 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 8s (a white flash every 8 seconds); it guards Buzzards Bay; it was deactivated in 1962; the structure is built of stone.

Status check, 2026-11: This is the original 1849 rubblestone tower. It was shut down in the early 1960s and relit in 1999 as one of New Bedford's Millennium projects. USCG, Lighthousefriends and New England Lighthouses give 24 ft, though Wikipedia says 23 ft and USBeacons says 33 ft. Palmer Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.6269° N, 70.9092° W.

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