The 25 Tallest Lighthouses in America

Ranked by the height of the tower standing today, for every lighthouse in the United States that we could confirm is still standing. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse leads, 198 ft tall; number 25 is Cape Ann Light, 124 ft tall. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

   198 ft tall · Dare County, North Carolina · National Register

   Photo: Henryhartley / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   2. Cape Charles Light

   191 ft tall · Northampton County, Virginia · National Register

   Photo: NPS / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   3. Aloha Tower

   184 ft tall · Honolulu County, Hawaii · National Register

   Photo: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   4. Ponce de Leon Inlet Light

   175 ft tall · Volusia County, Florida · National Register

   Photo: ErgoSum88 / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   5. Absecon Light

   171 ft tall · Atlantic County, New Jersey · National Register

   Photo: Skip willits / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   6. Fire Island Light

   168 ft tall · Suffolk County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Don Fick / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   7. St. Augustine Light

   165 ft tall · St. Johns County, Florida · National Register

   Photo: Viktoriya Sorochuk / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   8. Cape Lookout Lighthouse

   163 ft tall · Carteret County, North Carolina · National Register

   Photo: United States Coast Guard / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   9. Currituck Beach Lighthouse

   162 ft tall · Currituck County, North Carolina · National Register

   Photo: Carolyn Coleman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    10. Morris Island Light

    161 ft tall · Charleston County, South Carolina · National Register

    Photo: The original uploader was Rageousgtx at English Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    11. Cape May Lighthouse

    157 ft tall · Cape May County, New Jersey · National Register

    Photo: Didier Moïse / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    12. Bodie Island Light

    156 ft tall · Dare County, North Carolina

    Photo: RyanGRodgers / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    13. Oak Island Light

    153 ft tall · Brunswick County, North Carolina · National Register

    Photo: Matt Trostle / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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    14. Cape Canaveral Light

    151 ft tall · Brevard County, Florida

    Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Derwin Oviedo / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    15. Cape Romain Lighthouse

    150 ft tall · Charleston County, South Carolina

    Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    16. Tybee Island Lighthouse and Museum

    145 ft tall · Chatham County, Georgia

    Photo: Lawrence G. Miller (Lawrence G. Miller on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    17. Assateague Light

    142 ft tall · Accomack County, Virginia · National Register

    Photo: Acroterion / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    18. Charleston Light

    140 ft tall · Charleston County, South Carolina

    Photo: JonathanLamb / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    19. Moloka'i Light

    138 ft tall · Kalawao County, Hawaii · National Register

    Photo: Boucher, Jack E. / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

20. 20. Alligator Reef Light

    136 ft tall · Florida · National Register

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    21. Hunting Island Light

    136 ft tall · Beaufort County, South Carolina · National Register

    Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

22. 22. Boon Island Light

    133 ft tall · York County, Maine · National Register

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    23. Sand Key Light

    132 ft tall · Monroe County, Florida · National Register

    Photo: United States Navy, James Brooks / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    24. Cape Kumukahi Light

    125 ft tall · Hawaii County, Hawaii

    Photo: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

25. 25. Cape Ann Light

    124 ft tall · Essex County, Massachusetts

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