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Burlington Breakwater North Light

Lighthouse · Chittenden County, Vermont

Burlington Breakwater North Light, one of several versions, Vermont, USA. Note that the breakwater is on the National Register of Historic Places. The light has
Burlington Breakwater North Light, one of several versions, Vermont, USA. Note that the breakwater is on the National Register of Historic Places. The light has · USCG / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Burlington Breakwater North Light is a lighthouse in Chittenden County, Vermont. Vermont has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Chittenden County.

It was built in 2003, in the postwar decades, making it the 4th oldest of the 5 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; its light sits 35 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl R 2.5s (a red flash every 2.5 seconds), with a range of about 12 nautical miles; the structure is built of structural wood.

Status check, 2026-11: The station dates from 1857, but today's wooden tower is a working replica of the c.1890 tower, lit Sept 12, 2003; earlier towers were lost to ice and fire and then replaced by a steel tower in 1925. I couldn't confirm the tower height (35-ft focal plane). It stands at 44.4806° N, 73.2298° W.

Key facts

Current structure built2003
Focal height35 ft
Light characteristicFl R 2.5s
Range12 nautical miles
Materialstructural wood
Coordinates44.48056, -73.22978

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Questions

Where is Burlington Breakwater North Light?

Burlington Breakwater North Light is in Chittenden County, Vermont, at 44.4806, -73.2298.

How many lighthouses are in Chittenden County?

Chittenden County, Vermont has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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