WayfarrowStage Harbor Light
Lighthouse · Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Stage Harbor 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 1880, in the late 19th century, making it the 31st oldest of the 50 in Massachusetts with a recorded construction date; it was deactivated in 1933; the structure is built of cast iron.
Status check, 2026-11: Original 1880 cast-iron tower, now private. It was shut down in 1933 and replaced by a skeleton tower nearby. Its lantern was removed and the top capped, which is probably why sources disagree on height (48 ft as built vs. 36 ft listed today). It stands at 41.6586° N, 69.9836° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1933 |
| Material | cast iron |
| Coordinates | 41.65861, -69.98361 |
Nearby places
- Stage Harbor Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 0 mi
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- Monomoy Point Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 6.9 mi
- West Dennis Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 9.6 mi
- Nauset Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 14 mi
- Three Sisters of Nausetlighthouse · Barnstable County · 14 mi
- Point Gammon Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15 mi
- Bishop and Clerks Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15 mi
- Billingsgate Island Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15.4 mi
- Hyannis Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 15.8 mi
- Sandy Neck Lightlighthouse · Barnstable County · 16 mi
- Le Count Hollowghost town · Barnstable County · 18.3 mi
Questions
Where is Stage Harbor Light?
Stage Harbor Light is in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at 41.6586, -69.9836.
How many lighthouses are in Barnstable County?
Barnstable County, Massachusetts has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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