WayfarrowBarber's Point Light
Lighthouse · Essex County, New York
Barber's Point Light is a lighthouse in Essex County, New York. New York has 84 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Essex County.
It was built in 1873, in the late 19th century, making it the 31st oldest of the 56 in New York with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 36 feet tall (31st tallest of 38 measured in New York); the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 6 nautical miles; it guards Lake Champlain; it was deactivated in 1935.
Status check, 2026-11: Blue limestone Second Empire house with a built-in 36-ft tower; shut down in 1935 when a steel skeletal tower took over, and a private residence since 1936 (part of the Camp Dudley Road Historic District). It stands at 44.1543° N, 73.4045° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 36 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 4s |
| Range | 6 nautical miles |
| Deactivated | 1935 |
| Body of water | Lake Champlain |
| Coordinates | 44.15430, -73.40450 |
Nearby places
- Crown Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 8.6 mi
- Split Rock Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 8.9 mi
- Spade Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 10.4 mi
- Quinlan's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 13.8 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 13.8 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 14.4 mi
- Halpin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 14.9 mi
- Sequin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 15.7 mi
- Colchester Reef Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 17.5 mi
- Museum Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 17.7 mi
- Cedar Swamp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 19.9 mi
- Juniper Island Lightlighthouse · Chittenden County · 21.4 mi
Questions
Where is Barber's Point Light?
Barber's Point Light is in Essex County, New York, at 44.1543, -73.4045.
How many lighthouses are in Essex County?
Essex County, New York has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
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.