WayfarrowColchester Reef Light
Lighthouse · Chittenden County, Vermont
Colchester Reef 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 1871, in the late 19th century, making it the 3rd oldest of the 5 in Vermont with a recorded construction date; it was deactivated in 1933.
Status check, 2026-11: The record's coordinates are the Shelburne Museum. The 1871 lighthouse was taken apart on Colchester Reef in Lake Champlain and rebuilt at the museum in 1952 (Wikipedia says 1956). It is a museum exhibit, not a working navigation light. It stands at 44.3753° N, 73.2314° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Deactivated | 1933 |
| Coordinates | 44.37530, -73.23140 |
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- Burlington Breakwater South Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 6.6 mi
- Quinlan's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 7.2 mi
- Sequin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 7.2 mi
- Burlington Breakwater North Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 7.3 mi
- Catlinsburgghost town · Chittenden County · 7.6 mi
- Split Rock Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 8.7 mi
- Spade Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 9.3 mi
- Barber's Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 17.5 mi
- Bluff Point Lightlighthouse · Clinton County · 19.8 mi
Questions
Where is Colchester Reef Light?
Colchester Reef Light is in Chittenden County, Vermont, at 44.3753, -73.2314.
How many lighthouses are in Chittenden County?
Chittenden County, Vermont has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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