WayfarrowMarblehead Light
Lighthouse · Essex County, Massachusetts
Marblehead Light is a lighthouse in Essex County, Massachusetts. Massachusetts has 81 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 19 of them in Essex County.
The tower stands about 105 feet tall (4th tallest of 36 measured in Massachusetts); its light sits 131 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F G (a steady light), with a range of about 7 nautical miles.
Status check, 2026-11: The current cast-iron skeletal tower, the only one of its kind in New England, replaced the 1835 tower. It was built in 1895–96 and first lit in April 1896; sources give either 1895 or 1896 as the build year. Marblehead Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.5054° N, 70.8337° W.
Key facts
| Tower height | 105 ft |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 131 ft |
| Light characteristic | F G |
| Range | 7 nautical miles |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.50540, -70.83374 |
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- Hospital Point Range Front Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 3.1 mi
- Bakers Island Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 3.2 mi
- Hospital Point Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 3.7 mi
- Egg Rock Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 6 mi
- Beaver Brookghost town · Essex County · 8.1 mi
- The Graves Lightlighthouse · Plymouth County · 9.9 mi
- Eastern Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 10.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 10.9 mi
- Aqawamghost town · Essex County · 12 mi
- Wingaersheekghost town · Essex County · 12.4 mi
Questions
Where is Marblehead Light?
Marblehead Light is in Essex County, Massachusetts, at 42.5054, -70.8337.
How many lighthouses are in Essex County?
Essex County, Massachusetts has 19 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.